11 Questions with… Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster
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Cookie Monster is a frenzied, yet cuddly, character on Sesame Street with a persistent quest to find more food, especially cookies! His voracious appetite has made him the perfect character to model healthy habits as he continues to learn about cooking and eating healthy foods. Despite his struggle to control his impulses and delay gratification, Cookie Monster will always share his food with his friends like Elmo and Abby. He models and encourages these skills and strategies in his segment “Smart Cookies.”
If you were stranded on a deserted island, and only one vegetable grew on that island, what vegetable would you want it to be? Me still looking for elusive cookie plant, but until me find it, me go with… broccoli! It as fun to say as it is to eat! Broc-co-li! Broc-co-li!
What is your healthiest habit? Me go outside every day and play on Sesame Street with me friends! It important for monsters to get fresh air and be active! Plus, it’s fun!
What is your go-to nutritious breakfast? Me love when me Mommy makes oatmeal with lots of yummy, delicious berries.
What are the 3 items that are always in your fridge/pantry? Oh me have flour, chocolate chippies, eggs… You know, just in case me get hankering for cookies and Hooper’s Store isn’t open!
What is your favorite workout? Me love to run! Especially when they baking at Hooper’ Me run upstairs and downstairs and upstairs and downstairs all day long.
Who is your fitness hero? Me love Usain Bolt. You see how fast he is? He won gold medal at the Olympics! Though me think me could eat cookie faster than him. Me ready for challenge when you are, Mister Bolt!
How do you take your water – sparkling, flat, over ice? Me love when the fizzy bubbles tickle me mouth!
What is your guilty pleasure? C’mon is dis even question? COOOKIEEESSS!!!
What is your healthy eating philosophy? Me philosophy very simple: me eat all types of healthy food! Me monster so me not very picky, as long as it taste yummy, me happy. Me eat fruits, veggies, eggs, low fat yogurt, and cheese! Me even make healthy cookies as snack. You ever try avocado cookies? They real thing, me promise!
What is your go-to nutritious family dinner dish? Me love when me Mommy and Daddy make chicken noodle soup for dinner! It good on cold days.
What is the best health advice you’ve ever received? Cookies are a sometimes food.
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