Our society has been raised on the Value Meal.  The question, “Would you like to add fries and a drink to make it a value meal” has been offered for years as the cheap solution to a “complete” meal.   When did we start accepting the $5.00 “Value Meal” into our lives?  Was it while we were zipping home after an afternoon of soccer practice, and piano lessons, tired and desperate to feed our families?  Was it on the way home from a job which didn’t pay nearly enough?  Was it with our friends in high school, turning our spending money into burgers and fries?  Or was it even earlier, in the back seat of our parents cars, as a treat for good behavior, or a job well done?  The value meal has been around for too long, and today, September 17th, Slow Food USA has challenged our society to take back the value meal and return to the value of fresh, healthy food. (more…)