9 Easy Ways to Get More Protein to Decrease Hunger and Lose Weight Faster

Toast or oatmeal is an easy breakfast, but pair those carbs with a serving of protein to start your day. This breakfast bowl is made with sweet potato and tofu, but other protein-packed breakfasts include hard-boiled eggs with avocado, tofu scramble, high-protein smoothies, or cottage cheese with fruit.

Instead of just eggs for breakfast, add in some black beans, cottage cheese, or turkey bacon. You can also mix peanut butter into yoghurt or add protein powder and eggs to pancake mix. If you're an overnight oats fan, add chia seeds and hemp seeds.

Make prepping a variety of protein sources part of your Sunday meal prep. Cook beans in the slow-cooker, roast chicken in the oven, or make egg muffins. Having bulk portions of protein in your fridge makes it easy to grab and eat.

Find ways to add protein into the foods you already eat. Mash beans into your jar of overnight oats or cook egg whites with oatmeal. Add tofu to smoothies (it makes them so creamy!) or add a can of beans before you puree soup.

"Eat just a little bit more at every meal," suggested Marci. If you're only eating three ounces of meat, go for four. Just a couple more bites of protein can add five grams to each meal, and that will add up over the course of the day.

In a pinch, protein bars like RXBAR and protein powders can offer 10 to 30 grams of extra protein.