Tailored snacks for kids at kindergarten debated

An afternoon snack menu for children at a kindergarten in Shanghai municipality, which offers vegetables to overweight children, and milk and meat to underweight children, has sparked public debate, thepaper.cn reported.

The kindergarten, located in Jiading district, has more than 130 students.

Its menu of afternoon snacks this week includes boiled Chinese cabbage, boiled bok choy, boiled baby cabbage, boiled lettuce and steamed pumpkin for overweight children, and eggs, milk, meat balls and biscuits for underweight children.