9 Fast-Food Items You Don’t Want To Order In Idaho

Fast-food restaurants have been popular for a very long time. In today's fast-paced world, people opt for fast food with limited time to prepare or cook a meal. Fast food is affordable. It can be cheaper than eating at sit-down restaurants, making it more budget-friendly for some individuals. 

Fast-food restaurants also invest heavily in advertising, making their products appealing and familiar to consumers, especially children and young adults. They've also made their food highly palatable, making it very satisfying to eat. 

When it comes to fast food, some items are generally considered less healthy due to their high levels of calories, unhealthy fats, sodium, and added sugars. We know that every time we go to a fast food restaurant, but again convenience always wins. 

But what are the fast food employees saying you shouldn't order? 

Readers Digest recently went straight to the source and asked fast food employees what items we shouldn't purchase as consumers and why. 

For example, you should order something other than chili at some places. Why? Because one restaurant in particular, the meat comes from hamburger patties that were cooked too long to serve. They save those patties chop up the hamburger, then dump them into the chili. 

Don't ask for the "secret" menu at a famous coffee shop because there isn't one. You only think there's a "secret" menu because customers have created popular drinks. If you want a particular drink, you should tell your barista the ingredients so they don't have to try and figure out what you want, especially during busy hours of the day.