Organic or not? Never to early in life to ask!

Interesting NYT article about the use of sucrose in Similac's Organic infant formula. Apparently the formula tastes much sweeter than non-organic varieties which use other forms of sugar. Some public health types have expressed concern that the sweeter formula is potentially associated with overconsumption (and in turn obesity risk) or early tooth decay.

No such controversy over the most local/organic infant food on the market - breast milk. That said, it is interesting that the self-labeled "yoga mom" (is that the new a soccer mom??) fed formula from birth....but shouldn't assume there was not a good reason!

And while you are there....Being the daughter of a sales and marketing type, I have a somewhat random but special place in my heart for stories like this one about retro-marketing (think the new/old Volkswagon beetle brand). It opens with spotlight on a Chicago company that is trying to revive brands retired by other corporations. I didn't know that some of the brands - like Salon Selectives or Eagle snacks - had ever left the market in the first place...and that's exactly the point! Another NYT link on the marketing theme is this video profile (search "Camden High Fashion" - thanks Eva!) of a high school in Candem NJ that is putting on a fashion show sponsored by an urban clothing brand. Is it a benevolent self-esteem builder or corporate manipulation for market access or perhaps a mutually beneficial bit of both?