Rosita, the furry, turquoise Muppet, shared her recipe for mango salsa with military families during a virtual event Thursday, then cheered them on through the screen as they danced around to upbeat music with her.

Parents, babies, toddlers and preschoolers joined in remotely from Camp Pendleton, California, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for a USO Military Virtual Programming session to experience Sesame Workshop’s latest resources for military families.

“Healthy, Happy, Ready” resources are designed to help military families build habits together around nutrition, movement and emotional wellness.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind “Sesame Street,” has partnered with the Defense Department’s Office of Military Family and Community Policy for 19 years on

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