(WWJ) - Today is Fat Tuesday, which means many of us will indulge in a paczki or two. But these sweet treats pack in the calories.
One deep fried donut-like pastry can be 500 to 1000 calories with 80 grams of fat, depending on how it is prepared and what it is filled with.
That's the equivalent of 10 fun size chocolate bars or "five 12 oz. cans of regular soda or four tacos," said Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan registered dietitian Grace DeRocha.
DeRocha says to burn off just one paczki, you'd have to run or walk five to 10 miles or do jumping jacks for about two hours.