April 08, 2005
C is for Cookie, and it's Sometimes Good Enough for Me
(Filed under: Health)Healthy living has come to Sesame Street, and it means changes for ol' Cookie Monster. A focus on health in response to soaring obesity has meant new segments on exercise and nutrition, including a new song for the cookie-scarfing monster, "A Cookie is a Sometimes Food," where he learns the difference between "sometimes" foods and "anytime" foods.
"We are not putting him on a diet," said his spokesman, [Dr. Rosemarie T.] Truglio. "And we would never take the position of no sugar. We're teaching him moderation."The furry one also plans to try different kinds of cookies (read: healthier cookies) rather than his just staple, chocolate chip.
But will he still scarf his food? Yes, plus the occasional object, Truglio said.
But isn't that unhealthy? Her reply: He's still Cookie Monster.
Cookie Monster appears to be happy with the new "sometimes food" song, because at the end he warbles: "Is sometimes now?"
"Yes," he's told.
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks at April 8, 2005 04:26 PM
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