Did dinosaurs eat the rainbow?
Did they eat grass? There wasn’t any
grass yet!
Herbivores went for flowers and fruits.
Among the first plants to
colonize dry lands are cycads, some stubby, fernlike “gymnosperms,” is a “bite”
of info I gleaned from Jurassic World: The Exhibition, now up in Katy, Texas.
What a fun deal, set up like you’re
riding a ferry to get to the park and even the lab.
I craved salad the whole time while
learning about some eating habits of those big guys:
·
The
first trees evolved about 385 million years ago, but looked more like giant
ferns.
·
Most
ginkoes went extinct about two and a half million years ago and today only one
species remains, the extremely stinky Ginkgo Bilboa
This park exhibit, set up at Katy
Mills Mall’s parking lot, has big old
beasts behind gates and some terrific guides who let you pet a baby and put the
scare into you as well. Kids loved researching dino leavings illustrating little
bones in carnivore poop and a different texture for the plant eaters. Wouldn’t
want to imagine IBS in none of those. But back to fine colorful eats:
How can you eat the rainbow?
This concept basically eating a
variety of real foods to get your nutrients. Go beyond iceberg lettuce and tomatoes
and experiment with vegetables and fruits. I think this rainbow phrase is great
for getting children into the act.
Because purple is a favorite rainbow
color, here’s some of these options: blueberries, blackberries, Concord grapes,
red/purple cabbage, eggplant, plums and elderberries.
For more on what dinosaurs ate, get to
this exhibit to experience a feeding gone wrong. You have to imagine that there’s
an escape scenario, but don’t worry. Everyone is ushered safely into the gift
shop. It was FUN! Learn more about this exhibit, in the area through Oct. 27,
at https://jurassicworldexhibition.com/
Darragh Doiron is a Port Arthur area foodie eating the
rainbow, especially if that includes red for crawfish and green for pistachio
ice cream. darraghcastillo@icloud.com
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