He’s a Cookie MONSTER for Pete’s sake

Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster is cutting back on sweets to discourage obesity in children. The furry blue puppet is famous for gobbling cookies by the plateful and singing, “C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.” But new episodes have him singing a new tune, “A Cookie is a Sometimes Food,” to encourage kids to eat healthfully. “We’re not putting him on a diet,” a PBS spokesman said. “We’re teaching him moderation.”

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