Getting more protein as a vegetarian in college.

erc89432

I've been a vegetarian for 10 years now and I never really had an issue with getting enough protein. Now I'm in my second year of college and I've been working out more than I ever used to. After joining MFP I realized that I don't get as much protein as I probably should. I work out at least five times a week and I drink protein shakes but I'm looking for ideas on how to get more protein while on a crappy college meal plan diet. Any suggestions?

(PS- I'm a strict vegetarian. No meat, no fish.)

skytoads

What cooking resources do you have access to? Oven, microwave, stove?

Besides protein shakes, I would suggest eggs, nuts, greek yogurt, quinoa and cottage cheese come to mind off the top of my head. Hope this helps

rejectuf

Do you do eggs? Eggs are awesome.

Tempeh is awesome. When you make it right it's, in my opinion, the best meat alternative.

arios952013

Spinach, either cooked or fresh in a salad.