Santa had some insightful fitness tips, today I want to use him as an example of how NOT to eat. After all, he may be fit but he’s certainly not a healthy weight. He even told me that his diet needed much improvement.

1. How NOT to Eat – Lessons from Santa Claus
The other day, I had an awesome interview with the one and only Santa Claus. The
reason for the interview was that I was wanted to know Santa’s fitness secrets that
enabled him to rush around the globe in less than 24 hours while lugging around millions
of gifts.
But even though Santa had some insightful fitness tips, today I want to use him as an
example of how NOT to eat. After all, he may be fit but he’s certainly not a healthy
weight. He even told me that his diet needed much improvement.
So let’s look at some of the reasons why Santa is still overweight despite being physically
active.
1. Santa eats late at night
If there’s cardinal sin for losing weight, eating late at night may well take the cake (no
pun intended). And Santa’s sneaky about too. When everyone’s asleep that’s when
discretely makes his way into our home to get his milk and cookies.
I mean talk about a sneaky binger. And you add up the millions of homes he’s visiting
each year (during just 24 hours) that’s a lot of cookies! No wonder he trains so hard
during the remaining 364 days of the year.

2. If you want to lose weight, give yourself several hours to digest your last meal before
going to bed. Ideally, this meal should be light and not heavily centered around sweets
and carbohydrates, as these will get stored as fat if they are not burned before turning in
for the night.
2. Santa may enjoy alcohol a little too much
Kids and Santa lovers – rest assured, I’m saying that Santa is an alcoholic, not at all.
But he comes from the north and we all know how Scandinavians and people from the
north enjoy their drinks. Pardon the stereotype as pretty much all cultures enjoy drinking,
but I’m half Danish so I can vouch from first hand experience from many a christmas
gathering where the beer and schnapps flow like water.
Another indication that Santa may drink too much is that he has a red cheeks and a rosy
nose. This could be caused by the cold weather but I suspect that years of drinking
alcohol has also taken its toll as well.
On the skin, alcohol causes dilation of surface capillaries (tiny blood vessels), resulting in
facial flushing and a pinkish-red hue to the cheeks. With chronic use of alcohol, the face
and nose will sustain flushing and appear red.
Plus, since each ounce of alcohol carries with it 7 calories, frequent alcohol consumption
does not help in the battle of the bulge. A single glass of red wine has about 150 calories
while a pint of beer has about 300 calories. These numbers can quickly add up, especially
over the holiday season when drinking is part of the festivities.
3. Santa needs to eat more fruits and veggies
This is only an assumption but I take it that since he lives in a winter wonderland, Santa
doesn’t get a regular supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. How could they possibly grow
in permafrost anyway?
Because he most likely doesn’t eat many of the foods that provide so many antioxidants
and other incredible nutrients, he must be filling himself up with something else.
Now we all know that it’s recommended to get in between 5-10 servings of fruits and
veggies per day for optimal health, yet so few of us do. And even though Santa is a great
icon of our culture, we shouldn’t look to him as an example of healthy eating.
But that’s not why we love him anyway, right.
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