Simple suggestion: Pies, when eaten as food, should have multiple uses.
Their heal values can be reduced to compensate for the increased total food value so as not to make them totally overpowered, but they ought to have multiple uses.
Why?
Because Pies are eaten in Slices!
Because pies are awesome. I would be happy to see Pies become the best food source in the game, so people would always walk around carrying a pie with them. Because pies are awesome. They are the height of cuisine, and this should be reflected in in-game general utility.