The first day of a new year is fresh with possibilities. What changes will the next twelve months bring? What will happen in your relationships, finances, health, and career? Thinking about these topics prompts many people to set goals, dream dreams and make plans for the next year\u2014but before you do anything else, think about this: what\u2019s lucky when it comes to New Year\u2019s Day?<\/p>\n
Growing up, did you ever eat sauerkraut, black-eyed peas, collard greens, roast pork, or donuts on New Year\u2019s Day? Well, legends say that what you eat on the first day of the year can dictate what kind of luck you\u2019ll experience in the next twelve months. Sound crazy? It may be. Then again, if eating lucky food could bring you a fresh start in the new year, wouldn\u2019t it make sense to give it a try? If you\u2019re up for betting on a great start to a new year, consider some of these luckiest foods and incorporate them into your New Year\u2019s Day plans! <\/p>\n
Leafy greens are more than good for your health. Eating them on New Year\u2019s Day is considered a symbol for bringing in more green\u2014i.e., the paper kind\u2014into your life in the coming year. If that sounds like the kind of luck you\u2019re willing to hope for, why not go all out: drink a green smoothie for breakfast, make a big salad for lunch and eat saut\u00e9ed greens as a dinner side dish for good measure!<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s another way to boost your financial luck in the new year: eat beans. Like greens, beans symbolize money. When you eat a lot of them, you metaphorically eat bundles of coins coming your way, so why not? Make a big stew, add some cooked lentils to a salad or make your favorite hummus dip to wish for better financial returns in the new year.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to think of a more symbolic way to wish for prosperity and plenty than with the portly, plump pig. People eat pig on New Year\u2019s Day to let this animal\u2019s abundance rub off on them. You can eat the pig any way you like, in bacon and eggs, ham sandwiches, sausage pizza, prosciutto-wrapped dates or you name it! <\/p>\n
With their coin-like scales, fish is another lucky meal idea that works beautifully for celebrations and feasts. Long loved by Catholics on meat-free holidays and popular as far back as the Middle Ages for its ability to be preserved and transported, fish has been said to symbolize everything from fertility to long life.<\/p>\n
Ah, the circle of life. Just as one year ends, another begins, and so it goes. Start New Year\u2019s Day with a breakfast of ring-shaped foods\u2014bagels, doughnuts, bundt cake or the like\u2014to symbolize the way a year comes full circle. <\/p>\n
What will you eat this New Year\u2019s Day\u2014and what luck may come your way because of it? There\u2019s only one way to find out. Try these five ideas to make your year better and brighter than ever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first day of a new year is fresh with possibilities. What changes will the next twelve months bring? What will happen in your relationships, finances, health, and career? Thinking about these topics prompts many people to set goals, dream dreams and make plans for the next year\u2014but before you do anything else, think about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237293,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n