A shopping mall in England has implemented a "boot camp" for the in-store Santa Clauses, hoping that a more svelte St. Nick will help kids think twice about grabbing extra gingerbread cookies themselves this holiday season. Is this a bit much? Maybe. But, if helping Santa slim down is on your Christmas agenda, here are some healthy treats your kids can leave for the soon-to-be-not-so-fat-man and his reindeer.

2 celery sticks with peanut butter = 100 calories, 4g protein, 3.5g carbs

Carrot sticks = 38 calories per stick, 1g protein, 9g carbs

Non-fat milk = 80 calories per cup, 9g protein, 12g carbs

Almonds = 80 calories per hand full of 12, 3g protein, 3g carbs (plus 7 grams of healthy fat)

Apple = 90 calories, 3g protein, 22g carbs

Considering that Santa is pretty much left a snack in just about every house he visits, the calories will still add up. With there being about 1 billion children under the age of 10 on the entire earth, it looks like Santa will consume somewhere around 400 billion calories with the snacks suggested above. Still, that sure beats the 870 calories from 3 cookies and 160 calories from a glass of whole milk he's used to getting, which would then equal a total of about 1 trillion calories in one night!!