A lineup of hundreds of paczki rest on baker's trays ready for purchase on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at Donna's Donuts in Flint on Fat Tuesday. Every year around this time, Michigan residents consume many paczki, traditional Polish jelly doughnuts that were originally designed to use up a household's lard and sugar in advance of the first day of Lent. There's a reason it's called Fat Tuesday. One paczki can pack anywhere from 400 to 700 or more calories, and has about as many grams of fat as a Big Mac.

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Not a paczki fan?

Many Michigan residents will be munching on the calorie-packed paczki on Fat Tuesday.

The treats range from 400 to 700 calories.

For those who don't enjoy the oversized doughnuts, here's a look at some alternatives based on the high side of the calorie count for one dozen paczki -- 8,400 calories.

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Faygo Red Pop

It would take approximately 8 two-liter bottles of Faygo Red Pop to match the calorie count of one dozen paczki.

The popular drink runs approximately 120 calories per eight-ounce serving size.

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Beef pasty

One beef pasty from Albie's in Gaylord packs approximately 740 calories -- not including gravy or ketchup.

It would take approximately 11 of the tasty pasties to match the calorie count of one dozen paczki.

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Sweet cherries

It may not be advised to try and pull it off, but anyone seeking to match the calories in one dozen packzi in one seating would have to eat approximately 31 pounds of sweet cherries.

Each cup of sweet cherries contains approximately 90 calories which means 93 cups of the fruit would have to be consumed to equal the paczki calorie count.

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Vernor's Ginger Ale

Each eight-ounce serving on Vernor's Ginger Ale contains approximately 100 calories.

A group of people -- or one very thirsty person -- would have to drink approximately 10 two-liter bottles of Vernor's Ginger Ale to match the calorie count of one dozen paczki.

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Kowalski fresh liver sausage

The meaty fresh liver sausage from Kowalski's in Hamtramck packs approximately 960 calories per pound.

It would take approximately eight and three-quarter pounds of the liver sausage to equal the number of calories in one dozen paczki.

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Halo Burger olive burger

A customer would have to eat a little less than 12 Halo Burger olive burgers to equal the 8,400 calories in one dozen paczki.

Each olive burger from the Flint-based restaurant chain measures out at 664 calories, according to nutrition information provided on the company's website.

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Bell's Oberon

Each 12-ounce bottle of Bell's Oberon contains approximately 187 calories, which means it would take approximately 45 bottles of the adult beverage to equal the amount of calories from one dozen paczki.

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Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready pepperoni pizza

If you're extra hungry, eat two and three-quarters Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready pepperoni pizzas to equal the calories from one dozen paczki.

Each pizza pie contains approximately 2,240 calories.

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Koegel's pickled bologna

Those preferring bologna to paczki would have to eat approximately two and one-third jars of Koegel's pickled bologna to match the calories in one dozen paczki.

Each jar of the bologna produced in Flint packs 3,600 calories.

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Short's Soft Parade

Approximately 35 bottles of Short's Soft Parade would have to be drunk to equal the calorie count in one dozen paczki.

One 12-ounce bottle of the beer from the Bellaire brewery contains approximately 240 calories.

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Ashby's Sterling Superman ice cream

Each cup of Ashby's Sterling Superman ice cream tops out at approximately 280 calories per cup.

To equal the number of calories in one dozen paczki, a customer would have to eat 1.875 gallons of the dairy treat.

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Honeycrisp apples

Fruit lovers would have to consume approximately 116 honeycrisp apples, or 39 pounds of the produce to match the calories in 12 paczki.

Each medium-sized apple contains approximately 72 calories.

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Domino's Pizza Italian sandwich

It would take eating a little over 10 Domino's Pizza Italian sandwiches -- each one tipping the scale at approximately 820 calories -- to equal the calories in 12 paczki.

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A box of paczki is packed at the European Bakery, 622 Page Ave. in Jackson, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The bakery made 850 dozen paczki on Fat Tuesday and 1,700 dozen for the season.

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If you are still looking for paczki

Residents seeking out places to pick up paczki on Fat Tuesday can find a list of bakeries and stores where they are available here.

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