Any tips for a high protein vegetarian diet?

I would google; Vegetarian recipes. There are a ton of sites. Good luck.

quinoa mixed with brown rice, lentils and veggies,

Greek yogurt mixed with fresh berries and organic flax-granola,

broccoli salad with nuts,

home made hummus with falafels in pita bread,

endless possibilities

http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/

This is an excellent site loaded with great food ideas. Good luck!

I find it pretty hard to get protein into my diet as I don't eat meat or fish so I'm interested to see if theere are any good tips.....

I eat a lot of Quorn products and have added eggs into my diet too to try and top it up.

Easiest way to get a lot of protein is with a natural plant protein shake...ones I love... Vega Sequel, Life Basics, Garden of Life Raw Protein.

I also eat a lot of beans and nuts.

Feel free to add me and check out my diary- I've been vegetarian the past year and recently made the switch to vegan.

www.nomeatathlete.com has great advice as well.

good luck!

Okay so I'm not a vegetarian or a bodybuilder, but I'm conscious of what I eat. I just found out about peanut flour. They have it at Trader Joe's. One serving has 110 calories and 16 grams of protein. Not that I'm suggesting you turn into a baker, but you can definitely use it in sauces or as a seasoned coating to pan-fried tofu. I use it since it's gluten free and i have Celiac disease, but I thought of it when reading your post. It does have a nutty flavor, but that can be a really good thing:)

In my lay-person understanding of nutrition, I know that beans and rice form a complete form of the important amino acids needed for muscle development.

There is a super-duper vegetarian cookbook called Veganomicon that has some really great recipes. Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt are also two types of dairy that are high in protein, but you might already know that. Good luck!

I use a little TVP in some recipes (texturized vegetable protein, look for it in health food stores, or the bulk food section - looks like a dry grain). It's used to substitute for "ground meats", it's made from soy I believe, and it's SUPER high in protein.

My favourite way to eat it is with a little taco seasoning on it, in a soft whole grain tortilla, with veggies, cheese, etc. But it tastes great in sauces, too. (On it's own it's bland).

Eggs, eggs, eggs, and eggs! If you want to incorporate them, that is! They're so versatile that you can add them to just about anything you eat - raw to smoothies, tempered and stirred into a warm milk steamer (with molasses, nutmeg, and cinnamon is my favorite), baked with veggies and/or cheese for a savory flan, as my Mexican friend describes it, and of course pan-cooked any which way for breakfast. And if you're into soup (let's be honest, cold weather is coming, and it's soup season), you can throw them in the pot - I live for homemade Egg Drop Soup (it's my all-time favorite breakfast), and Avgolemono is good too, if you're into lemon. Let me know if you would like any recipes; I'm happy to share! Good luck with your experiment!

Lentils, quinoa, greek yoghurt, PEANUT BUTTER, cheese and lots of beans, nuts and seeds. I also have protein powder to top up on days when it seems a bit low and I don't feel like cooking. Mixed with greek yoghurt it's a really filling protein rich dessert. Nyom.