how can i get more protein?

nuts.
beans
lentils
yoghurt
cottage cheese
soya products
quorn products.

The easiest way to get more protein without having to eat meats is to drink protein shakes.

I drink Optimum Nutrition protein powder. Its 24 grams of protein per serving and just 120 calories. You can drink it with water or with milk or almond milk. Also you can make a smoothie or shake out of protein powder by adding fruits (bananas, blueberries, strawberries, etc) or by adding peanut butter, and then use cows milk or almond milk, and ice. Blend it all up in the blender. They are really tasty this way and healthy. You'd be looking at a shake running about 250 calories with the added ingredients.

protein shake... Body Fortress from walmart has 26g of protein per one scoop... I like the strawberry one

Greek yogurt is great for protein as well as cheese.

EAS Protein shakes...about 100 calories and 20 something grams of protein!

You can buy a 2lb container of protein powder at Wal-Mart for $15. It only takes one scoop to boost your protein, there are 26g in one scoop. You can also throw fruit, peanut butter, and anything else you want into them.

Beans, the magical fruit. Also, edamame is delicious.

You can get protein powder (at GNC or a similar store) and have a shake in the morning. It keeps you full and packs in the protein or any time of the day. I love the brand name Dymatize-Gourmet Vanilla. I add a scoop or 2 with 8oz of 2% milk (non-fat) some ice and blend...also, you can add fresh fruit and make it any flavor you want.

I have been using this protein supplement for a long time and it is very beneficial when you exercise also....take a few minutes and look it up! :flowerforyou:

Cottage cheese is cheap and loaded with protein. I scoop a cup of 1% cottage cheese, with tsp of vanilla flavoring, packet of slpenda, tsp of cinnamon, and almonds in the morning after I lift.

Also there are frozen individually wrapped fish filets you can get, we eat those often (1) to get good omega fats for low calories/low fat (2) because I can thaw them in luke warm water when I get home from work, go to the gym and then come home and bake or grill them. They tilapia costs about the same as chicken breasts where I live.

Last night I made baked falafel balls and they have garbanzo beans in it. So it was pretty filling and hearty. Just do a Bing/Google search for "baked falafel" and a lot of results will come up and you can see which one sounds the best to you.

cottage cheese is excellent! i like to have it with purple grapes cut in half and/ or pineapple chunks. oh, it has a LOT of sodium tho!

In addition to what everyone said, check your grains. They are a surprising source of protein, but only if they have not been heavily processed. Quick oats, for example have half the protein of whole grain oatmeal. (One half cup dry makes 10g protein.) I don't remember but I think it's similar with rice. Quinoa, when cooked, has 8g a cup. If you mix it up with some beans, there's a high protein lunch.

If I'm low on protein, I'll mash up some pre-flavored tofu, finely dice a few raw veg, and marinate it in soy sauce for a minute, and then spread on a whole grain pita for a sandwich. It's comes out to about 20g protein.

Think creatively, stick to whole foods, and you'll have no problems meeting your protein needs.

Lentils are super cheap and they have a lot of protein. You can add them to lots of things as they by themselves have very little flavor and absorb the things that you are cooking them with.