I am a huge fan of BLS. It is so much easier not having to puree food, and having your kids eat the same food as the family from under 1 year of age is wonderful. Even now my boys are 6 and 4 people are often surprised at the variety of foods they eat. I am sure that exposing them to "real" food and a range of taste and textures early contributes to that. I also have a personal theory (based on my sample size of two kids ) that babies that aren't spoon fed pureed vegetables are more likely to like vegetables as toddlers, pre-schoolers and older kids.
I actually disagree, when I had my two (DS9 and DD5) I had never heard of BLS and they were both spoon fed pureed veg and now both each really really well. Both love their veg, cooked, raw, as a snack. I think it comes down to the parents attitude towards food more than anything else.

DD was offered bigger things though, bones to chew, pasta, etc.