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A Cookie is a Sometime Food is a Sesame Street song in which Hoots the Owl teaches Cookie Monster that cookies should be only eaten sometimes.

Lyrics
Hoots: Won't you listen to what Hootsie tells you?

And don't give up an attitude.

A cookie can be scrumcious.

Crunchy, sweet or "yumcious".

But!

A cookie is a sometime food.

Yes, a cookie is a sometime food.

Apple: Oh, a cookie is a sometime food.

Hoots: There are plenty of the fruits and vegetables.

That are healthy for you all the time.

They're delicious, sweet and yummy.

Try an apple, peach or "plummy".

'Cause!

A cookie is a sometime food.

Yes, a cookie is a sometime food.

Banana: Oh, a cookie is a sometime food.

Hoots: If you're looking for something to snack on.

For something sweet, you're in the mood.

Try an orange or some cherries.

Try a melon or some berries.

'Cause!

A cookie is a sometime food!

Yes, a cookie is a sometime food!

Hoots and Apple: But an apple! Is a! Any! Time! Food!

Hoots, Apple and Banana: Yes, a! Banana! Is a! Any! Time! Food!

Hoots: Yes, a! Fruit. Is a. Any. Time. Food!

Hoots, Pineapple, Banana, Apple and Pomegranate: Yes, a.

Fruit: Fruit.

Hoots and fruit: Fruit.

Fruit: Is a.

Hoots and fruit: Is a.

Fruit: Any.

Hoots and fruit: Any.

Fruit: Time.

Hoots and fruit: Time.

Food!

Yum!

Trivia

 * Despite Hoots's saying Cookie Monster should eat cookies only sometimes, he doesn't decline on his cookie-eating.
 * It is unknown why Cookie Monster thought he had to choose between the fruit or the cookie when he's clearly capable of (and eventually does) eat both. It is also unknown why Hoots gets on Cookie Monster's case about eating cookies all the time but doesn't say anything about him eating non-food (wouldn't those be "never foods"?).
 * Technically, all foods are sometime foods. Not even Shaggy from Scooby-Doo eats constantly.
 * "A anytime" is improper grammar: it should be "an".