var values = $('#select-meal-type').val();
const selected = document.querySelectorAll('#select-meal-type option:checked'); const values = Array.from(selected).map(el => el.value);
function getSelectValues(select) { var result = []; var options = select && select.options; var opt; for (var i=0, iLen=options.length; i<iLen; i++) { opt = options[i]; if (opt.selected) { result.push(opt.value || opt.text); } } return result; }