Healthy Treats for Santa

Source: The American Dietetic Association

Tonight, Santa Claus makes his yearly journey, and the calories are waiting for him along with the sleeping children.

If Mr. C. drinks a glass of whole milk and eats 2 butter cookies at every American household he visits, he will consume more than 7 billion calories and more than 3 million grams of fat in one night.

So maybe Santa will appreciate a healthy treat instead, like low-fat milk and graham crackers; yogurt mixed with fruit and cereal; or a peanut butter sandwich.

Don’t forget his reindeer; they’ll like carrots and celery, or chopped broccoli and green and red peppers.

These ideas make great snacks not only for Santa Claus but for his helpers living in your house, too.

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