The the new season will reportedly feature lots of celebrities including First Lady Michelle Obama, new store fronts, and new characters but people continue to wonder the most about this veggie monster.

It seems that in an initiative to help curb childhood obesity and promote better health towards children, the cookie monster will no longer always munch on those delicious but fat filled snacks, replacing them with sweet and crunchy fruits and veggies. This change of course has stirred mixed feelings among nostalgic fans with letters and comments for and against the change stating that it’s the parents responsibility to teach their children proper eating habits.

In the end it is the job of the parents to teach wrong and right in all aspects of life, but it’s a nice change to see networks and corporate entities doing their part in encouraging healthy lifestyles for children and adults alike.

The cookie monster will though, continue to be the cookie monster and continue to love cookies, he will just show his appreciation for tasty veggies as well which is a life lesson in it self.

The big question though is does this type of stuff really work? Well it can’t hurt. And since the “veggie monster” started veering away from cookies the show has seen no decline in ratings because of the change and parents are much more happy to hand their child slices of apples to stuff their faces with when mimicking one of their favorite TV icons instead of  chocolate chip cookies in the afternoon.

Tempted by Cookie

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Prostate Cancer, a cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum), affects hundreds of thousands of men. In 2009 alone there were 192,280 new cases and 27,360 deaths.

Well there are things you can do to help prevent prostate cancer. We’ve taken a look at five foods to add to your diet to reduce your risk.

Broccoli

As well as broccoli you can also add other cancer fighting veggies such as kale, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower to your list.

Tomatoes a delicious fruit, or is it a vegetable? Ahh who cares, because it’s filed with Lycopene an antioxidant that has been proven effective in reducing the development of certain cancers including prostate cancer.

With tomatoes it’s best to heat them in order to release as much Lycopene as possible.

Garlic this aromatic tasty cancer fighting food is one of the most potent anti-cancer foods out there. So rule of thumb-the more the better (contrary as to what people in close proximity may say).

Cook it, pickle it, roast it and consume it!

Soy once called the food of the future is here now and can help protect you from prostate cancer. In a March, 15 2008 study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research it was found that in laberatory mice soybeans almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer.

So go soy! Soy beans come in many, many forms so there is something for everyone. You can put soy milk in your morning coffee or cereal, you can toss it in a stir fry with some cancer fighting broccoli and make a stir fry, or you can even just munch on soy nuts. There is no end to how much of this wonder full bean you can consume daily to give your body that edge in fighting an extremely common male cancer.

Berries packed full of antioxidant anthocyanins, vitamins, and minerals berries make not only a great snack or topping for your crape but help in the fight against colon cancer. Black raspberries being the best beneficial berry!

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