I am always asked the question of how do I get protein if I don't eat meat?!
I get protein from a variety of foods: legumes, soy, vegetables such as broccoli and spinach, quinoa (keen-wa), seeds and nuts, fake meat, etc. etc.
If there is one thing I don't miss from my diet it's protein, and I know this from tracking the foods that I eat along with its nutritional content in my nutrition class, taught by a certified Dietitian. I could have told you this anyway because these items are a huge part of my day to day diet.
I wanted to post some links with legitimate references regarding this topic so vegans and vegetarians and anyone who questions this may get some answers and know that you can definitely get all the protein you need from non-animal sources.
http://vegetarian-issues.suite101.com/article.cfm/protein_sources_for_vegetarians
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnutrition/tp/protein.htm
http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=08protein
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm
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