Modification of the ``Vegetable Protein Products'' Requirements for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program

This final rule updates the requirements for using ``Vegetable Protein Products'' in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program (the Child Nutrition programs). The major changes are to: rename ``Vegetable Protein Products'' as ``Alternate Protein Products;'' remove the limit on the amount of these products that can be used; eliminate the requirement that alternate protein products be specially fortified; and update the test used to determine protein quality. These changes provide menu planners with more flexibility to incorporate these products into their menus along with the traditional protein sources of meat, poultry and seafood.