 The terms "complete" and "incomplete" are outdated in relation to plant protein.The position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is that protein from a variety of plant foods eaten during the course of a day supplies enough of all essential amino acids when caloric requirements are met.Though it is undisputed that diverse foods can be combined to make up for their respective limiting amino acids, a general consensus has emerged among nutrition scientist and writers contrary to the original vegetarian nutrition dogmas of the 1970s.