Pinkie Pie eyed suspiciously the plate of strange foliage Twilight had placed in front of her. "What do you call this stuff again?"
"Vegetables," Twilight replied, "You need to eat something besides cupcakes all day, Pinkie. It's unhealthy."
"So, there's no frosting in this at all?" Pinkie looked up from the plate, puzzled.
"None. It's a salad." Twilight stated.
Still confused, Pinkie Pie poked at a leaf with her hoof. "There's no sugar?"
"Only natural sugars."
"Oh goody, sugar!" squealed Pinkie Pie, reassured.
"No," said Twilight, becoming increasingly impatient, "naturally occurring sugars. Not the kind that you're used to."
Pinkie Pie stared hard at the plate of leaves, as if trying to bore a hold in it with her mind.
Twilight rolled her eyes. "Remember when you had that apple once?"
"Oh yeah! It was juicy!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed after a small hop.
"Well, this is the same thing, kinda. That was a 'fruit', this is a 'vegetable'" said Twilight, holding up a carrot.
"I've seen those things before!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"That's right!" said Twilight. "Both fruits and vegetables have lots of nutrients that everypony needs to grow strong and healthy." Twilight smiled to herself, pleased. Pinkie Pie was catching on. Soon, they would go over the Food Pyramid, cooking light, and even eating sweets in moderation! This was the start of a new day for Pinkie Pie, Twilight thought.
"Can I add frosting to it?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"No Pinkie, you can't add frosting to it." Twilight replied, deflated.
"Chocolate chips?"
"No."
"What about sprinkles?"
"No."
"Cupcakes?"
"No!"
Twilight put her hoof down. This was getting to be more trouble than it was worth.
