You wouldn't be the only person to consider merry old Father Christmas and say, wow, he could afford to drop a little heftiness. Passing on mince pies and cakes would help -- he must consume a few tons each December. Diabetes, heart attacks-- all too feasible for old Santa Claus , I fear. Custom states that each and every family that celebrates Xmas ought to leave out a snack and a little tipple for Santa Claus every Christmas-- so every December, Saint Nick wolfs down mincemeat pies, chocolate biscuits, X-mas pudding and shortcake, around the planet . To wash it all down afterwards, he also gets chilled glasses of milk, pints of Guinness, shooters of sherry and steaming mugs of hot chocolate. Not exactly cucumber sticks and a glass of water , right ? Three hundred billion calories … [Read more...]