>I've been watching more TV lately than usual (Millionaire, Academy Awards,
>etc.) and keep seeing horrible ads from the infant formula companies -- new
>ones, I presume.
>
>One shows a mother giving her 3-4 year old Pediasure with a straw to drink.
> Pediasure is being promoted as a "health drink" with "complete balanced
>nutrition" for preschoolers.  Yucko.  Why can't they just be breastfed?

I hate those commercials!

There are legitimate uses for this product. There are many children with
special needs who are fed Pediasure by g-tube, or given it as a nutritional
supplement. When my daughter was younger, we used it as a supplement for
awhile. (She's 5 now, and still nursing, by the way).

But it's not something every child needs, and it makes me very angry to see
it being marketed to the general public. Ross wasn't satisfied with the
profits it made by selling it only to those who really needed it, so now
they're aggressively marketing this expensive stuff to everyone! Gee,
doesn't that sound familiar?

Judi
 LLL of Catonsville, MD

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