Look, we all eat it.

Even after we’ve heard about the less thanhealthy ingredientsin the food or the shady preparation methods.

Fast food is an American addiction, one that’s built on salt, sugar, andoil.

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No one is immune.

Read on for eight times workers exposed big secrets about fast food chains.

Fresh not frozen?

panera mac and cheese

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The pasta arrives frozen in a plastic bag, which is then dropped into boiling water to heat.

Roaches at Popeyes?

She exposed bugs, trash, old food, and just general yuck everywhere she walked.

popeyes' 2022 kitchen design

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Her video caused Popeyes to shut the restaurant and the Health Department to investigate.

Do not waste the donuts!

Subway is eating fresh?

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To say it was unappetizing would be an understatement.

Moldy ice cream?

Don’t spoil my pizza.

Subway roast beef sub

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But one Reddit user who worked at the chain said, not so fast, perFood & Wine.

School or holiday?

Eaterreports that another Reddit user tells the true story of Olive Garden’s Tuscan Cooking School.

vanilla ice cream cone from mcdonald’s

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papa johns pizza

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olive garden

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culver’s veggie burger

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