'C' is for... carrot?

Cookie Monster, who was always my favorite Sesame Street character for some reason (I think I liked his voice), has apparently gone healthy!! So says this amusing article (via TV Tattle), anyway. Cookie Monster will continue to eat cookies, but he is going to learn moderation and will not only eat cookies now but will also eat some healthier foods. Umm, what? Apparently, this is part of Sesame Street's plan to help fight child obesity. I get how they want to help but I find it hard to believe that kids out there have been chowing down on cookies because they watched a furry blue Muppet do so on television. After all, how many kids are living in garbage cans after watching Oscar the Grouch all these years?