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  Ideation Training
A Rare Opportunity to Learn How to Create & Implement Winning Ideas
 

Friday, April 23, 2010

10 AM to 5 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

Cost $450 (includes lunch and training materials)

 

The Intrinsic Group’s annual Ideation Training Seminar will flip a switch and transform mundane brainstorming into a dynamic and inspiring approach to stimulating innovative thought, solutions, and ideas that can be applied by any individual or organization.

 In the breathtaking and relaxing setting of Santa Cruz, California, attendees will learn  Intrinsic’s Proprietary Process of Idea-Generation/Creative Problem Solving and walk away with a cadre of tools, to successfully utilize within their own company. Participation is limited to twenty to ensure a powerful experience through interactive training and application of the Ideation methodology.

This empowering seminar will be led by Susan Howe, President and certified facilitator of The Intrinsic Group, with participation by a keynote speaker from the internationally acclaimed think tank, The Creative Problem Solving Institute (www.cpsi.com).

Attendee profile is anyone, in any organization, that wants an energized creative process to: transform a problem into a solution; stay one or two product life cycles ahead of the competition; be groundbreaking with new product and line extensions; find better efficiencies to accomplish goals; spur market growth; re-invent itself/its brands, and more.

The Intrinsic Group (www.intrinsicgroup.com), based in Dublin, California, is a full-service food and beverage product development company.  Intrinsic has worked with entrepreneurial start-ups through Fortune 500 companies in the creation of profit-generating new products. Since 1994, Intrinsic has provided expertise in the areas of creative development and comprehensive market research.

Registration Deadline: 

Friday, April 16, 2010

 

To Register Contact:

Susan Howe - The Intrinsic Group

 408-406-1870
  Messages
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  Articles

“A Spanish study of over 1,000 older adults comparing low fat versus two types of Mediterranean diet found that a Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts could be helpful in managing metabolic syndrome, a collection of risk factors for heart disease such as belly fat, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.”

 Written by: Catharine Paddock, PhD
Copyright: Medical News Today


In addition FDA has approved the following
qualified health claim:

“Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease...”



  Recipes
Try some fresh flavorful recipes using healthful nut products.

Almond Sesame Salad Dressing and Marinade
Yields about 1/2 cup sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons MaraNatha creamy almond butter
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
In a small bowl whisk all ingredients except vegetable oil until smooth. Gradually add the vegetable oil and whisk until well blended. Use as a salad dressing on leaf lettuce with carrots, green onions, and toasted almonds. Use as a marinade for chicken and beef. Place meat in a bowl and add enough sauce to coat. Marinate chicken, beef or tofu in shallow dish turning frequently for 15 – 20 minutes.


Stir Fried Vegetables over noodles with
MaraNatha Almond Butter
Serves 4-6
  • 16 ounce package uncooked linguini noodles
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped or pressed
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 3-4 tablespoons soy sauce (to taste)
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes (to taste)
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1 cup snow peas or sugar snap peas,
    strings removed*
  • 1 cup packaged shredded carrots
Cook noodles as directed. Drain and set aside.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in sauce pan on and sauté ginger and garlic 30 seconds. Add almond butter, vegetable broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili flakes. Whisk together until smooth. On medium high heat bring to a slight boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 7 minutes.

While sauce is simmering, heat the 2 remaining teaspoons vegetable oil in a large sauté pan or wok until hot. Add bell peppers and snow peas and stir fry on high heat until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add carrots and fry for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add noodles and sauce to vegetables and toss until well coated. Enjoy

Optional: Stir fry sliced chicken until cooked through before adding bell peppers and snow peas.

Use packaged stir fry vegetable blend in your grocery store’s fresh or freezer section instead of red bell pepper, snow peas, and carrots.

*Sugar snap peas have strings that must be removed before eating. Pinch the very tip of the pea taking hold of the string. Pull the string up the straightest side toward the stem end. Pinch off the stem end and continue pulling down the other side until all string is removed. Note: Some packaged sugar snap peas will have strings removed.


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Japanese Dessert Idea!


 CLICK HERE for some more NUTTY recipes!
  New Products

  • Trader Joe's All Fruit Bars, Ends and Pieces Assorted flavors of unsweetened dried fruit with no added sugar and 3 grams fiber per serving.
CREATIVE THINKING

"Imagination is better than knowledge"
~Albert Einstein~

" The most important factor in developing the theory of relativity was figuring out how to think about the problem."
~Albert Einstein~