Product Spotlight: Naked Links

At Naked Bacon, we’ve gotten pretty good at keeping secrets. Okay, we actually only keep one secret — the recipe for our spice blend that’s been passed down through our family since 1861! But here’s something that we can’t keep under wraps, and frankly, we don’t want to! Naked Links breakfast sausages are the best, healthiest breakfast sausages out there. Made using only all natural ingredients, their flavor just can’t be beat. And since they’re packed in gourmet casings, every single bite has a great snap to it!

Like all of our products, Naked Links are made without sugar, sweeteners, nitrates, phosphates, and chemicals, so they’re great for your Paleo, Whole30, Keto, AIP (no nightshades, either!), and healthy eating plans. Get YOUR links in your next order of our popular bundles - like the BYO BLT, a completely customized box of your favorite Naked Bacon products.

Check out some of the DELICIOUS ways our friends & fans are enjoying Naked Links:

The Castaway Kitchen thinks Naked Links are great all on their own!

Cook At Home Mom makes a Whole30 compliant veggie & links frittata!

Melissas Healthy Kitchen made the perfect complete breakfast!

The Sophisticate Caveman made a paleo version of a full Irish breakfast!

Bacon Friends: Megan from Second Heart Paleo

We sat down to chat with Megan from Second Heart Paleo. Megan is a heart transplant recipient and healthy cooking blogger from Texas. She shares more about her story in our interview with her below, PLUS a delicious recipe for Naked Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers over on our Recipes Page.

Can you share a bit about your story?

At age 14, I received a heart transplant. I was born with a congenital heart defect and had multiple open heart surgeries as a kid. In 2015, I began eating paleo and realized how amazing my body can feel with real, whole foods. In 2017, I was also diagnosed with Crohn's. It's made things a bit more complicated, but sticking to paleo has really helped me!

Other random things about me: I have a mini Australian shepherd named Gundy. I love Texas with all my heart. I attended Oklahoma State University (go pokes!) and received a degree in strategic communications. I have my dream job. I’m obsessed with kombucha and cold brew.

What is your health philosophy?

My health philosophy is do what works for you, and no one else. I know a lot of people hear about Paleo, Keto, etc. and think if it works for one person, it has to work for you too and it's not true. Do what makes your body feel its best.

What inspires your cooking?

Feeling my best by fueling myself with the best food possible. I've learned that 90% of the time, I can make whatever I'm craving into a paleo option...even if it's paleo ice cream or jalapeno poppers, there's almost always a way to make it better for you!

What's one thing you do that you would recommend to other people?

Be open to trying new things! Yogurt made out of cashews and chips made out of Cassava might sound crazy - but they're so delicious and great alternative if you can't have dairy/grains.

What have been your biggest challenges and how do you overcome them?

My biggest challenge is probably giving into crappy food...when I feel like crap.

Who is your role model?

My brother! He's always done what he says he's going to do. Whether it's become a doctor, run too many marathons or move to Tahoe - he's always followed through!

What's your favorite flavor of Naked Bacon?

Chipotle! It has such an amazing flavor!

You can learn more about Megan's story on her blog, Second Heart Paleo and connect with on her Instagram or Facebook pages.  

Coming to a store near you!

We love sending our award winning bacon and sausage links right to your doorstep through our online store. We're working every day to bring Whole30 Approved Naked Bacon to grocery stores across the country, too, but we really, really need your help. Many shops nows have online forms for customers to make product requests, so we compiled some into a list below. We'd love if you could let your local grocer know about Naked Bacon! 

Please click on your local grocer below and ask that they carry all of Naked Bacon's products!

Sprouts
Wegman's
Trader Joe's
Kroger
The Fresh Market
Giant
Natural Grocers
Publix
Pomegranate Markets
Fresh Thyme
Pete's Fresh Market
Stop and Shop
Harris Teeter
Price Chopper
HEB
Target
Safeway
Whole Foods

Don't see your store on this list? No problem! Here's a handy Product Request Form. You can email it to your local store or print and hand deliver it directly to the Manager or Store Buyer. If a store you refer decides to carry Naked Bacon, we’ll send you a YEAR OF FREE BACON to say thank you (some terms apply*).

Thank you so much for your help in spreading the word about Naked Bacon!  And remember, our online store is always open!

*If an independent grocer, store must contract with Naked Bacon for a year. If a chain store, yearly contract is unnecessary.

Meet our CEO

Meet Naked Bacon’s Founder & CEO, John Kreilich (Instagram @JohnKreilich). Learn more about him, his story, and his vision in our interview with him:

Tell us about your inspiration to start Naked Bacon:
Both my grandparents had farms and I grew up learning how to raise animals the traditional way and cure and smoke meats with recipes going back to my great grandfather who came to Missouri from Germany in 1861. Our bacon tastes like no other on the market due to our recipe being only
known to our family and is also the healthiest on the market.

How would you describe the culture of Naked Bacon?
Welcoming, laid back, outdoorsy, delicious, and fun. Our customers are great people; they’re into health and wellness, but still laid laid back and at peace with themselves. That’s how I try to position our brand as well.

Where do you see Naked Bacon headed?
We see ourselves providing the best tasting healthiest bacon to everyone in the U.S. and beyond. No one should be deprived of what has been voted the best bacon on the market by Food and Wine Magazine and just featured
on the Today Show. We have been on trade trips to Europe, Asia, and South America so far to expand our availability to international consumers. We see the trend in other countries following the clean eating lifestyle which we feel is only a few years behind the U.S.

How do you like to spend your time?
I love to travel the world! I really enjoy surfing, but I’m not that good yet. I’m pretty good at paddle boarding and then I like to snorkel. I enjoy hiking, too -- I hiked the Napali Coast, which is cool. I want to do some spearfishing the next time I’m in Hawaii.

Quick Fire Bacon Questions

• Your current favorite Naked Bacon flavor?
  Such a hard question! Either Jalapeno Sugar Free or Chipotle Sugar Free

• Do you prefer Naked Bacon with Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner?
  All day! There’s never a wrong time to enjoy Naked Bacon.

• Favorite method to cook your Naked Bacon?
  Depending on my time, skillet or oven

• Favorite drink to go with Naked Bacon?
  Black Coffee, I am purist!

• What is your favorite recipe with Naked Bacon?
  Naked Bacon’s jalapeno bacon and eggs.

Do you have other questions for John? Leave them in the comments below!

Award-winning Naked Bacon could be coming to a store near you!

Your food choices each day affect your health; how you feel today, tomorrow, and in the future. Bacon is usually one of those foods that doesn’t fall into the healthy eating category, until now.

Naked Bacon produces gourmet, all-natural bacon with no nitrates, chemicals, phosphates, gluten, or water. Just in case you didn’t know ‘Nitrates’, which are often used as preservatives in processed meat, change into N-nitroso (compounds that promote cancer) in the meat and also in the gut when it is being digested.  Naked Bacon is also one of only a few companies in the country with Whole 30 approval for bacon and sausage.  (Whole30 is a national whole eating diet program with very strict guidelines.)

Through proprietary traditional curing methods and secret ingredients, our company is one of the few pork bacon companies with the nutritional characteristics of 44% less fat and 25% less sodium than your normal bacon which has been approved by the USDA! 

On May 26th, Naked Bacon will launch an IndieGoGo campaign that will run until July 25th.  During this time period, we hope to raise $75,000 that will be used to hire national food distributors and for advertising and marketing services to support the products during national distribution.  It is crucial that we hire these food distributors to get our products distributed to national supermarket chains across the country so more people can have access to the healthiest, best-tasting bacon available!

There is no question that bacon is a tasty treat and we are on a mission, not just for the bacon lovers, but for everyone to have the chance to enjoy and include bacon as part of their healthy diet…not just a cheat-day indulgence.