Cookie Monster curbs cookie habit

What a travesty! Our furry blue monster will no longer eat platefuls and platefuls of cookies (and their plates), and instead will say, "A Cookie is a Sometimes Food." How to gobble in moderation? And if Cookie Monster doesn't gobble, what's a furry blue Cookie Monster supposed to do?

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Cookie Monster, the biscuit-eating puppet on US children's show Sesame Street, will cut down on his favourite food as part of an anti-obesity drive. The blue-furred muppet who used to sing "C is for Cookie" will now tell viewers that "A Cookie is a Sometimes Food".

Each episode of the show's new series will begin with a "health tip" about healthy foods and physical activity. A Sesame Street representative said the popular character would be "broadening his eating habits" in future.