Sesame Street's Cookie Monster Needs a Swallow Function

One of my favourite characters in Sesame Street was the Cookie Monster, the greedy blue twat that furiously munched on cookies whilst shouting "Cookies!" The more I watched him however, the more I realised that not one cookie was actually disappearing down his throat, but instead were simply falling crushed from his enormous mouth onto the floor. 

I don't know about you, but I want to feel as If those cookies are really being eaten.  If he still appears on the show, I wouldn't be surprised if this problem remains. This can be easily remedied by attaching a throat to the puppet. the puppeteer's hands can still be hidden behind this throat. The throat can contain a bag which is easily emptied after the performance. The shattered remains of the biscuits can then be easily disposed of, or distributed to the cast and crew for consumption.