Thank you for shopping at Naked Nutrition! We hope you’re excited to receive your order.
While our new customers are often anxious to receive their first purchase, it can be confusing to know where to start.
Over time, we’ve noticed that our customers often have similar feedback and questions on how to maximize benefits with their new protein powder.
Based on this feedback, we’ve created this guide to walk you through how to optimize your protein usage.
Why Naked Nutrition is Different
Here at Naked Nutrition, we believe in providing premium Nutrition With Nothing To Hide.
Unfortunately, the fitness industry is full of supplements that are marketed as healthy but still contain dozens of unhealthy ingredients that are difficult to understand.
Our vision is to support your health and fitness goals by sourcing premium ingredients and using as few of them as possible. No hidden additions, no additives, and no artificial extras.
By keeping our products minimal, our customers know exactly what they’re putting into their bodies, giving them complete control over their own health.
With no hidden extras, you can easily customize your nutritional intake to suit your own personal goals – and you never have to be worried about the quality of Naked products you put into your body.
What the Naked Difference Means for Taste & Mixing
As we aim to keep our products as minimal as possible, this means that we don’t fill our proteins with artificial sweeteners or sugars to mask the natural taste or include ingredients that assist in mixing.
Our core protein products may not taste like your favorite ice cream, but this is because we believe our customers deserve real nutrition.There are plenty of other brands to choose from with heavily artificially flavored proteins.
Filler ingredients can have a big negative impact on your health (and your goals).
Whether your goal is to be as healthy as possible, maintain a youthful appearance or support your muscles so they can recover and grow optimally, it is best to avoid products with artificial fillers and additives.
But, although our products aren’t marketed to taste like milkshakes, the good news is that you can still create a delicious shake or smoothie with Naked Nutrition protein powders.
How to Use Naked Nutrition Protein Powder
We typically recommend using two rounded scoops of protein per 6 – 10 oz of liquid, or to use one rounded scoop of protein per 5 oz of liquid.
Our serving sizes are based on rounded scoops instead of level scoops, and the recommended serving size is printed on the product label if you’re unsure.
Adding ice to your shake is completely optional. For a thicker consistency, add 3 or 4 ice cubes per 10 oz of liquid. Too many ice cubes can cause your shake to thin out, so use them sparingly. Alternatively, use frozen fruit for a thick, creamy consistency.
As our products do not contain mixing agents, we recommend using a shaker bottle or a blender to mix.
When using a shaker bottle, shake for 25 – 30 seconds – let the product sit for a few minutes if there’s any foam.
With a blender, blend for 20 – 30 seconds. If you’re experiencing foam when blending, mix the other ingredients first, add the protein powder last and blend for another 5 – 10 seconds.
Calculate your exact protein needs with our easy-to-use protein calculator.
What Goes Best With Your NN Protein
Not sure what to add to your protein shakes? Check out the helpful tables below to see what milks and ingredients we recommend adding to each type of Naked Nutrition product.
Milk Options with Naked Nutrition Protein
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Naked Nutrition Product
(Any Flavor)
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Recommended Milk Options
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Naked Whey / Naked Casein
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Cow’s Milk (skim or whole)
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Naked Pea / Naked Rice
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Plant-Based Milk (such as almond or coconut milk)
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Naked Mass
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Cow’s Milk (use whole milk for extra calories)
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Vegan Naked Mass
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Almond Milk (or another plant-based option such as coconut milk)
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Naked Shake
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Almond Milk
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Naked Goat
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Goat’s Milk
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Naked Protein
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Cow’s Milk (skim or whole)
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Naked Egg
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Cow’s Milk (skim or whole)
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Naked Seed
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Almond Milk (or another plant-based option such as coconut milk)
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Recommended Fruits and Add-On Ingredients
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Naked Nutrition Product
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Recommended Fruit + Ingredient Add-Ins
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Naked Whey / Naked Casein |
Bananas, berries, mango, pineapple, citrus fruits |
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Naked Pea / Naked Rice |
Bananas, melon, mango, citrus fruits, berries, fresh greens (spinach, kale) |
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Naked Mass |
Peanut butter / nut butters, bananas, yogurt, berries, oats |
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Vegan Naked Mass |
Peanut butter / nut butters, bananas, fresh greens (spinach, kale), vegan yogurt, berries, oats |
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Naked Shake |
Bananas, berries, peanut butter / nut butters |
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Naked Goat |
Bananas, berries, mango, fresh greens (spinach, kale), citrus fruits |
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Naked Protein |
Bananas, berries, mango, pineapple, fresh greens (spinach, kale), citrus fruits |
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Naked Egg |
Bananas, berries, fresh greens (spinach, kale) |
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Naked Seed |
Fresh greens (spinach, kale), wheat grass, bananas, berries |
Best Ingredients Based on Goals
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Health + Fitness Goals
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Recommended Ingredients
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Weight Loss |
Milk: Cow’s Milk (skim or low-fat), Plant-Based Milk (almond or coconut milk) Add-Ins: Oats, Banana, Berries, Leafy Greens |
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Muscle Gain |
Milk: Cow’s Milk (whole or full-fat), Plant-Based Milk (almond milk) Add-Ins: Peanut Butter / Nut Butters, Oats, Greek Yogurt / Vegan Yogurt, Cacao Powder |
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Weight Gain |
Milk: Cow’s Milk (whole or full-fat), Plant-Based Milk (almond milk) Add-Ins: Peanut Butter / Nut Butters, Oats, Greek Yogurt / Vegan Yogurt, Natural Sweeteners (syrups, honey), Cocoa Powder |
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Healthy Lifestyle |
Milk: Cow’s Milk (skim or low-fat), Goat Milk, Plant-Based Milk (almond, coconut, or oat milk) Add-Ins: Oats, Banana, Berries, Citrus Fruits, Leafy Greens, Nut Butters, Chia or Flax Seeds |
The Best Sweeteners for NN Proteins
Though our products never contain any artificial sweeteners, we all enjoy indulging in the occasional treat. With Naked Nutrition protein powders, you can create a delicious treat that’s also packed full of premium nutrition.
Here are a few of our favorite healthy sweeteners:
Stevia
This natural plant-based sweetener has been hailed as one of the healthiest sweeteners available. It’s calorie-free and is notably more sweeter than sugar, so use it lightly.
Monk Fruit Extract
Monk fruit extract is another plant-based sweetener that is known as a safe sweetening agent as it does not share the same side effects as non-nutritive or artificial sweeteners (e.g. sucralose)
Fruit
If you’re looking for a healthy way to sweeten up your shake, fruit is the way to go. Pineapples, oranges, and strawberries are great natural sweeteners.
Recipes We Recommend
Looking for some new recipes to try out? We have a variety of recipes:
- On our blog: https://nakednutrition.com/blogs/recipes
- Easy-to-follow recipe videos on our YouTube channel
For a simple yet tasty fruit-filled shake, check out our Blueberry Banana Protein Shake recipe.
If you’re looking for vegan-friendly recipes instead, we have a variety of mouth-watering plant-based protein shake recipes for you to enjoy. For example, this Strawberry Protein Smoothie is a must-try.
Or, if you’re wanting to try something new, why not make a delicious smoothie bowl?
We hope that this guide has given you some insight into how to optimize your protein usage, along with how to use Naked Nutrition protein powders to reach your goals.
If you still have questions, we have a variety of informative blog posts which cover everything you need to know. We recommend starting with: When Should I Take Protein?
