I have fond childhood memories of a jellybean at the doctors - whereas we *never* had lollies at home. The only other time we had lollies was when Nanna gave us 20c to go to the deli for a bag of mixed sweets - we made them last because they were a scarce commodity.

These days, however, lollies and cordial and softdrink and junkfood are every where and it seems that kids have ready access to pocket money and the commercial will to purchase this stuff (instead of saving up for a coveted toy). Geez I'm sounding old fashioned but the state of play has changed a lot so good on you all those mums out there who are making a stand (BTW I don't think toddlers should be snacking on junk food, but it gets harder to monitor once they are older)!
:-)