They changed Cookie monster to Veggie monster because to many children who watch seasame street they would eat to many cookies. And as a result to that they would become obeise. The Sesame Street...
because some snoty stuck up parents told the Sesmie Street Directors it was a bad influence on kids.(I wonder why they didn't complain about Polly Pocket making cars without seatbelts.)...
yes. All they did was change his diet for that pacific day because it was international health day or something like that but no thet did not replace our one and only best monster in the galaxy...