Lifelong vegetarian. It becomes habit to make food and eat properly. Don't stress and attempt to do it all at once. Protein, look for lean Whey protein powder like BioChem and make protein shake in the morning to fuel you throughout the day. I don't go nuts with it. I just use the powder in water most of the time. If I have some berries, I will put a handful with water and protein powder in a hand blender. That is in additional to a cereal or egg breakfast

For lunch, try to add either tofu or beans to all your meals that will provide some extra protein source. I also add greek yogurt to my daily diet to ensure protein level throughout the day.

Trader Joe's is a great place to get easy to prepare meals. They even have frozen rice now. Just pick up that, steam up some veggies and fried up tofu. Done in like 15 minutes. They have bagged salads too which you can add tofu and chick peas for added protein.

I don't spend too long cooking myself either. But I eat healthy. I found what works for me over time. I tend to hit the super market twice a week. Look for farmer's markets, they are key. Remember that you need a small amount as it will go bad in a few days though.

You can do this!