You know, when I think about it, my mom also bucked the trends of processed foods of the fifties and sixties. While I can't say we never had bad stuff, my mom made everything from scratch, and we sat down to dinner every night, even when my dad traveled (which was a lot). In the summer we always went to Mr. Valenti's farm stand to get our produce, often right before dinner. In fact, I remember Mr. Valenti driving the station wagon that took me to day camp (I guess he needed to make some extra cash). My parents also took me to different kinds of restaurants. Hence, I eat almost anything.
I hate it when people ask how I can cook a good meal after working all day. It isn't that hard. I make all of the fast recipes from Cooking Light or Food and Wine and plan the menu for 3-4 meals each week when we go shopping. I did the same thing when my kids were growing up and now they both like to cook/shop for food. Some of my friends actually fed their kids dinner in the car, as they were being schlepped to various activities .