Is the cookie monster on sesame street now the veggie monster?”
One of the most endearing and memorable of Sesame Street’s Muppet characters has experienced a bit of an Cookie Monster epiphany regarding his eating habits in recent years as the lovable, blue-furred Cookie Monster has been mastering the fine art of moderation with regard to his favorite food. Yet he has not given up cookies entirely, nor are there plans for him to do so — whatever the rumors to the contrary, he is and always will be the Cookie Monster. In 2005 Sesame Street began to focus more strongly on delivering positive health messages to children, a process that involved introducing segments on the values of good nutrition, exercise, and proper sleep habits into the program. It also involved expanding Cookie Monster’s diet to encompass other foods beyond just his beloved cookies. His newfound nutritional awareness was expressed in his new anthem, “A Cookie Is a Sometime Food” (which was modeled upon the Porgy and Bess song, “A Woman is a Sometime Thing”). Cookie Monster still e
