What are some vegetarian foods you can eat for protein?!

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This site has a great list of protein sources
http://www.chili-everyway.com/vegetarian…

and since beans are at the top of the list a vegetarian chili recipe is perfect. All of these are delicious
http://www.chili-everyway.com/vegetarian…

http://www.chili-everyway.com/vegetarian…

There is no such thing as a "protein substitute". Practically all foods contain protein in varying amounts - exceptions being the obvious ones like water, oil, sugar, salt. I assume you really meant "good protein sources". That's easy. Spirulina and yeast have, by far, the highest percentages of protein of all foods - unfortunately, you wouldn't be able to stomach more than a little of either in one go (which is probably just as well, as your body cannot cope with huge amounts of protein). Other than those: tempeh, seitan, TVP, quinoa, chia seeds, amaranth seeds, legumes (peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, lupini, etc.), grains (wheat, rye, oats, brown rice, barley, maize, sorghum, millet, triticale, ragi, wild rice, teff, teosinte, etc.), buckwheat, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, dried fruit, avocado - and as you said 'vegetarian', you might also include dairy and/or eggs, and therefore quorn, which usually contains a little of both.

Vegan!

I eat chik patties (meat substitute) by Morning Star or Boca, Italian Sausage (very peppery meat substitute) by Morning Star, chick peas (in the canned section of the grocery store), protein bars by South Beach Living (I eat the peanut butter ones, but they also have chocolate and cinnamon flavors).

The RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) of protein is 50 grams.

I was getting about 25 grams of protein a day.... even with all those protein sources... so I added a whey protein shake to my diet daily... I get syntrax cappuccino (coffee flavor) protein shake...

Coffee Protein Shake
http://www.amazon.com/Syntrax-Nectar-Lat…

The reason I had to add the protein shake was that my hair was falling out and low protein can be a cause of hair loss. Ever since I added the protein shake (about 23 grams of protein a serving) I haven't had that problem.

I don't eat protein sources like cottage cheese, milk, eggs because I'm trying to be more vegan (although the whey protein shake is not vegan).... cottage cheese though is a very good source of protein.

People say that everything has protein which is pretty much true, however, most foods (like spinach for example) give you barely any protein when you look at how many grams you are getting. Even beans have only around 8 grams of protein per serving which isn't much for a "high protein" food.

The key is to look at the grams per serving and try to hit 50 grams a day... that's ideal.

Good luck.

TVP - the catchily named "textured vegetable protein" is a staple meat substitute. Dunno how easy it is to track down in the US but it's common over here in various formats, veggie mince, hot dogs, burger patties and such. I remember when I was in the states, you could get veggie frankfurter / wiener type sausages in the chilled section of Wal*Mart etc fairly readily.

Quorn is another common one here. I know it's available in the US but I'm not sure how easy to find it is.

Rice, pasta, lentils, beans, peas all contain protein. Dark green leaves like spinach and seaweed are protein-rich, and there's dairy of course - eggs, cheese, milk etc.

Beans,nuts,seeds,whole grains,leafy greens,avacado,seitan,tofu,tempeh,appruc…

Two year vegitarian

besides the things already mentioned: seitan (wheat gluten)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_glute…

own experience

There is protein in everything. High-protein Vegetarian foods include: beans/legumes, quinoa (at least I think it's high-protein--I know it's a *complete* protein), seeds, ... That's all I can think of at the moment.

Beans, nuts, lentils, tofu, eggs.