Each New Year i think about resolutions and goals, and maybe I set a new resolution or celebrate a goal achieved, but I also do something extra. I always remember to fill my New Year’s Day meals with Lucky Foods. While resolutions set and goals met represent hard work, you can’t discount that maybe, just maybe, a bit of luck was there too.
There’s a long history of foods that are meant to represent good luck. This idea spans multiple cultures, periods, religions, and countries. I don’t always have each of these foods every New Year’s Day, but I try a new one each year; or in the case of broad foods such as pork or fish, maybe a new way to prepare it.
Black-eyed peas A Southern tradition, black-eyed peas are believed to bring prosperity. Their association with good luck dates back to 500 AD, when they were eaten on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year
Grapes In Spain and Mexico, people eat 12 grapes at midnight to bring luck for each month of the coming year.
Fish Fish are considered lucky because they swim forward, and fish scales are thought to represent wealth and coins.
Pork Pork represents progress because pigs root forward, and its fattiness is associated with wealth and luxury.
Cornbread Cornbread is a New Year's Eve favorite in the United States because its color resembles gold. Some people add extra corn kernels for extra luck.
Lentils Lentils are thought to bring wealth and prosperity because they resemble coins. 
