It's a blog post, that was an illustration to say my kids don't eat Soylent. My kids eat normal, healthy kid food. I sit with them when it's meal time. My wife and I are very conscious of their diet and do our best to be way above the norm for monitoring and providing kids great nutrition.
Totally. Sit and eat with your kids. Make food with them, clean up with them. Make them seriously good times. Teach them good food habits, good life skills (chill out from the rat race and sit down for a decent meal), and improve both their and your own social skills. I doubt that particular meal substitute stuff is truly complete, and I do believe that variety is a good thing. Eating good food is good for the soul, as it can be one of the different types of beauty we can have on our lives.
I posted above, but my wife and I are very conscious of how our kids eat, and they aren't ignored or sitting at the table, sad and alone. They enjoy a variety of meals, meal time, "social skill building at the kitchen table". We're even starting to make our 5 year old sushi (rice and seaweed) at his request after eating some from the store.
Do you have kids? Kids have different tolerances and stronger desires and louder tantrums than their parents.
That line stuck out to me as well. But leading by example is one of the best ways to parent. (not suggesting that kids switch to soylent--just that you can't really go wrong with fruits and veggies)