My kids have a very well balanced diet, they prefer my home cooked food rather than Take away and most of their snacks are fresh fruit and vege sticks with dip and some crackers.
I always made my own baby food and will again when Macauley starts solids, i wouldn't eat those jars, so i won't give them to my kids.
My kids do get treats, Nick loves cake, he would eat it everyday if i let him LOL, Ryan on the other hand is'nt into sweet stuff, he much prefers mums lamb roast
I have never had a problem with tantrums in the supermarket because they want chocolate, chips, lollies etc, Nick eats a bag of mushrooms when we go shopping (his choice, i hate them!) and Ryan just wants a drink, so i take a cup of water/ milk for him
my mum was terrible when it came to food when i was growing up, one minute she would be feeding us junk, the next minute she was on a diet, so we were too, i was 6 when she first did this, so now i have a terrible relationship with food, but i will not let that happen with my kids, they can have anything in moderation
As for soft drink, yeah my kids have it every now and again, a tiny bit with alot of water, just so they don't feel they are missing out on something