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Cookie Monster= Veggie Monster in the future
Yay or Nay and why? We had a discussion about this in class today.
The new veggie monster
The new veggie monster
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Re: Cookie Monster= Veggie Monster in the future
I agree with AATB, you cant get rid of an icon. Have both.
ETA: where have you been woman?
[QUOTE]I thought veggie monster could be cookie monster's GF. They could blance each other out.
Posted by ricksang[/QUOTE]
Yeah that's a really good idea!
Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters B and S.
I bet so Bec!
Veggie Monster looks like grass that came to life.
Other than that, I have no opinion. I've never seen SS so I have no real connection to the cookie monster. I barely even know who he is outside of people referencing him. But I agree it would be a great balance to have both.
I realize that a lot of Americans make bad food choices, and I realize that as a nation, the financial burden of increased volume of medical treatments for obesity-related conditions means health insurance costs go up for everyone, but this nanny-state business is getting kind of ridiculous. I'm all for elementary and high school students growing vegetable gardens and using the produce for the school meals, but tying fast food kids meal toys to healthy foods seems like a stretch.
Likewise, replacing the cookie monster with a veggie monster seems a bit silly to me. I agree with PPs that a new veggie monster friend would be great though. (S)he and cookie monster can argue about whether cookies or veggies are better, and why.
When I was little (3ish) I had a Cookie Monster jacket. It was blue and fuzzy and had googly eyes on the top of the hood. It was awesome.
[QUOTE]Bert and Ernie mostly think about each other. <strong>Fondly</strong>.
Posted by zippityb[/QUOTE]
Or fondlingly.
[QUOTE]Ahh more blather about healthy eating for the tykes while the parents reach for the chips OR alternativley allow the kid - and themselves to have so little in the way of anything beyond healthy gruel (if anything) that s/he grows up obsessed with food and vaguely unhealthy be they thin or fat. We need to get past our cultural eating disorder(s). I like Bert and Ernie, they have better things to think about than what's for dinner tonight.
Posted by Lenore2010[/QUOTE]
This is what I said in class. They are demonizing treats and fast food. It's going to cause unhealthy views about food. I also hated that "experiment" that 30 Days guy did with the mcdonalds and a normal restaurant burger and fries in glass jars.
AIR does not = gastric juices.
[QUOTE]Why do they have to fuuck up everything that's good and ruin it for everyone? When I was little (3ish) I had a Cookie Monster jacket. It was blue and fuzzy and had googly eyes on the top of the hood. It was awesome.
Posted by JenGin74[/QUOTE]
I had a Cookie Monster Halloween costume! Its my all time favorite.
And we all loved Cookie Monster, dammit. Jen - lol, I think a Cookie Monster coat would be sweeeeeeeeet.
[QUOTE]I grew up in a household where my mom always baked homemade cookies and pies a lot. She took us to McDonald's once in a while. And yet, no one in my family is obese or even remotely close to overweight. And we all loved Cookie Monster, dammit. Jen - lol, I think a Cookie Monster coat would be sweeeeeeeeet.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
I hear ya- its called moderation.
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[QUOTE]Are they serious? No more cookie monster? I think its a travesty, honestly. <strong>Its not like Cookie Monster made me eat more cookies when I was a kid- so I don't think Veggie Monster will make kids eat more veggies.</strong>
Posted by staceytaylor0704[/QUOTE]
<div>This. I watched SS religiously as a child and we didn't even have cookies in the house. How is Veggie Monster gonna help the kids who's parents don't have any vegetables in the house? It's not like the 5 year old is gonna stand up and say, "I'm gonna go boil some peas!", we need to be teaching the parents more than the children, imo.</div><div>
</div><div>ETA: think of kids you know 7 and under, do they even let any thing green near their mouth? Unfortunately, none I know do, which makes me sad because me and my brother put our noses up but still ate it.</div>
[QUOTE]The next thing you know, Scooby Doo will have to take elocution lessons.
Posted by zippityb[/QUOTE]
And stop hanging out with Shaggy in the Mystery Machine getting all... hungry and then go searching for Scooby snacks.
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And I agree that the Veggie Monster isn't going to help. I mean, the Cookie Monster didn't make us gorge on cookies, why do they think the Veggie Monster would make us gorge on vegetables. And, furthermore, they're vegetables, not "veggies." Sorry to sound nitpicky, but I don't like encouraging kids to use shortened words like that.
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