(IIFYM) How do you plan meals/get more protein in?

I just make sure to have a good source of protein for every meal, and if I know that I won't, I have high protein snacks.

Protein in breakfast- scrambled eggs with veggies, omelet with cheese, ham/turkey bacon/chicken or turkey sausage and veggies, overnight oats (or instant oats) with protein powder, shake with protein powder... there are a LOT of options.
I don't have much of a problem getting plenty of protein in through a balanced diet. Protein bars are a convenient way to add protein to your diet, but read the nutrition labels because I find a lot of tasty-looking ones don't have the macros and/or the micros I'm looking for.

Protein Powder in water along with 2 or 3 eggs for breakfast gets you on a good protein base for the day. and its quick and easy.

Breakfast:
- Baked beans, low fat cottage cheese, two eggs. I generally mix the cottage cheese and beans together it makes the beans creamier and the cheese less bland!
- 0% fat greek yoghurt, pumpkin seeds, berries

Lunches proteins:
- Humus, other chickpea based foods, cheese, quorn, cottage cheese

Dinner proteins
- Quorn, cheese, chickpeas, seeds, lentils, other high protein plant based food

Snacks
- Yoghurts: natural full fat (low fat seem to be crammed full of sugar, flavoured is full of sugar too), or 0% fat greek yoghurt
- Nuts (not a regular for me as I don't like nuts much)
- Protein bars etc (I like Bounce energy bites!)
- Cottage cheese, berries, seeds and sweetener (or greek yoghurt without the sweetener added)
- Cheese; portioned chunks of cheddar or cheese strings usually
- Protein shakes (I like "For goodness shake" chocolate protein shake, check the sugar content of protein shakes, some of them are very very sugary)


(If you hadn't guessed I'm vegetarian! I eat about 120g of protein a day on a 2000kcal diet)

I try to have a good amount of protein at breakfast. So lately I've been eating an egg with toast and a protein shake. Or I've done Kirkland protein bars (I think it has like 20 g of protein) b/c sometimes I crave something sweet for breakfast. I've also done a slice of the Trader Joe's cinnamon swirl bread + butter plus a protein "shake" (whey protein plus water)...mmm..so good. Or I've done 2 eggs with a slice of bread. I like eggs so I tend to reach for those to build around my breakfasts. It really kind of depends what kind of mood I'm in. Do I want something sweet? Do I want to eat a piece of toast today or oatmeal?

For lunch, I try to get about 20 grams of protein at least. One of my lunches has been cod + butter + veggies. Or I'll do a salad with lots of greens, Kirkland canned chicken, Bolthouse dressing and veggies. I find I'm a bit of a 'volume' eater so I end up eating lots of salads. When it gets colder, I'll probably do lots of soups.

For snacks, lately I've been enjoying the 2% greek yogurt with 10 g of flax and 3 g of honey. Totally dense, lays like a brick in my stomach and tons of protein.

Making my meals has gotten easier b/c I have a better sense of the macros for certain foods/meals. If you meal prep, even if it's the night before, you can see what you need to change up. I agree that you should take the meals you normally like to eat and adjust accordingly. If I'm having steak, I'll have a big salad with veggies and some dressing. If I'm having baked ziti, I'll add in a lean protein to go with it.