What are the best ways to get protein when you're a vegetarian?!

In spite of what some vegetarians will tell you, it can be a problem to get enough protein. Protein is made up of amino acids. While meat contains all the amio acids to make high quality (complete) protein, most veggies only contain some of those amino acids (incomple or low quality protein). You need to eat a lot and a wide variety of veggies every day so your body can combine them to make the complete protein that meat and other animal products (eggs, dairy) provide and your body needs. You really need one serving of legumes every day to get the amio acid lysine.

One major problem beginning vegetarians seem to have is just getting enough calories. If you take time to look at calories in veggies, you'll see that, for the most part, they're not high in calories. That's fine if you're losing weight, but your body needs about 1500 calories a day just to maintain. Most people shoot for 2,000 and if you're an active, growing youngster, 2500 might be better. You should consider a food diary and track your calories to be sure you're getting enough of them.

You probably should supplement with a B12 pill at least, depending on what kind of vegetarian you're going to be.

And, lastly, don't build your vegetarian diet around soy products. Fake meats, fake milk, etc., are handy, but too much soy can be bad for your health. The state of Illionis started serving soy to the inmates in their prisons instead of meat a few years ago and made a lot of them sick. Too much soy is accociated with tyroid problems and soy also contains oxalate which inhibits your bodys ability to absorb calcium and iron.

great and good luck. you can eat all dairy products as well as eggs (vegans, however do not consume any animal products, not even honey) grains like millet, qinoa and veggies like broccoli
have protein. healthfood stores also sell protein granulates of powder you can put on your veggies or salads. best google alternative proteins and try which ones you like. i've been a vegetarian since 30 years. i'm 61 now, fit like a fiddle, i run every day, do resistance training etc. as a vegetarian you not only improve your own health but you will also contribute to a healthier planet.

lots of googling around.

Protein is in lots of things, even grains. It is extremely rare (at least in the U.S.) to be deficient in protein. If you plan to keep eating birds' eggs, they have very high quality protein. You can get satisfying, complete proteins from combining whole grains and legumes or beans. Here are some of my favorite sources:

Brown rice with lentils, split peas or garbanzos
Hummus
Whole grain bread or cereal (wheat, barley, millet...Bob's Red Mill makes a 7 grain cereal for porridge or making bread)
Tofu
Veggie burgers (you can get vegan or vegetarian)
Seitan (wheat gluten, if you tolerate it - has a meaty texture)
Tempeh (soy based, meaty texture)
TVP (can use it in place of ground beef in almost anything)
Nuts, seeds and nut butters

Vitamins don't have protein but if you plan to go vegan you'll need a B12 supplement

Beans - very versatile - can be made into bean burgers, eaten in casseroles, soups, salads, chillies etc.
Nuts - high in fat, but a good source of protein.
Soy milk/yogurt/fake meats - high in protein, but shouldn't be your main source of it - alot of studies show that eating too much soya product isn't good for you.
Quiona - a low fat grain that's a great source of protein and amino acids. Mostly used to make salads, but can be used in hot dishes too.
Lentils - dried or canned. Tasty, cheap and good for you!
Regular dairy products - again watch fat content, but things like yogurt, cheese and milk and eggs.

I've never had any problems getting enough protein to be honest.

well i lacked iron and protein when i used ti be one, so try to eat more nuts especially peanuts, they are high in protein. for iron you can always take iron pills, and of course eat as much veggies as possible especially the greener they are the better,they are high in potassium

I've been a vegetarian for a long time now and through my experiences peanut butter is the best, plus vitamins are a pain to take and peanut butter is delicious. I eat about six tablespoons a day but just about any nut will do the job, plus there's soy beans.

its hard to be protein deficient unless you arent eating enough because nearly EVERYTHING you eat has small amounts of protein in it. heres a list of vegan foods that are high sources of protein though: http://wayfaringvegans.weebly.com/consum…

Nuts, Tofu, Quorn. These all also have large amounts in them, bread, rice and potatoes have small amounts in them. Its a good idea becoming a vegetarian, much healthier :) Hope this helps .x

Nuts, greek yogurt, tofu, milk, and cheese are all good sources of protein. Also make sure your getting enough protein. You can get this from vitamins.

Either vitamins or become a Pollo-Vegan which includes chicken.

Beans and nuts, and salad greens.
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Beans ans nuts are high in protein..