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How to Eat Good Luck Foods on New Year's Eve. If you want to ensure good luck to yourself
and your loved ones in the next year, start with a bountiful New Year's Eve meal. Every
culture has particular foods that bring good luck. You will need Greens Pork Cake Legumes
Noodles 1/2 c. chilled pomegranate juice 1/2 c. low-fat vanilla yogurt and 1 c. frozen
mixed berries. Step 1. Gather some greens for a New Year's Eve meal. Whether it be kale,
cabbage, or collard greens, the green color and folds of these vegetables are thought
to symbolize money and fortune for the year ahead. Step 2. Pick pork as the main course
of a New Year's meal. Many cultures point to the pig's eating habit of pushing the snout
forward while rooting for food as symbolic of progress. Despite what your mother always
told you, leave a little food on your plate at the New Year's feast. This is thought in
many cultures to ensure a stocked pantry all year. Step 3. Bake a cake, particularly a
round cake, to bring good luck. In Greece, a round cake is baked with a coin inside.
Whoever gets the coin in their piece will have good luck all year. Step 4. Consume legumes
such as lentils or black-eyed peas to bring wealth in the new year. Lentils are especially
popular because of their round shape, which resembles a coin, and the fact that they grow
when cooked, signifying wealth. Step 5. Nibble noodles, but be sure not to break the noodle
before it is all in your mouth. Soba noodles are especially popular in Japanese New Year's
celebrations. Avoid chicken, lobster, and anything winged. These foods are considered
to bring bad luck if eaten on the holiday in various cultures. Step 6. Don't forget
the drink! Pomegranates are thought to have good luck qualities in Mediterranean culture.
Make a smoothie by blending chilled pomegranate juice, low-fat vanilla yogurt, and frozen
mixed berries. Raise your glass to a happy and healthy new year! Did you know In Spanish
culture, it is tradition to eat 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight, one for each strike
of the clock, and for each month of the New Year.