If you're toasting to health, reach for beer and other food and drink news for New Year's day
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Luck Be A Lentil Tonight! What The World Eats To Welcome The New Year - "When you're finished with your plate, you can throw it at the neighbor's house. No, really. It's Danish custom to shatter old dishes against the front doors of friends and neighbors, and it's actually a sign of friendship."
- If You're Toasting To Health, Reach For Beer, Not (Sparkling) Wine - "What's the healthiest libation for ringing in the New Year? Beer, says Charlie Bamforth, a professor of brewing sciences at the University of California, Davis. Though it's been blamed for many a paunch, Bamforth says it's more nutritious than most other alcoholic drinks. "There's a reason people call it liquid bread," says Bamforth. Beer, he says, has more selenium, B vitamins, phosphorus, folate and niacin than wine. Beer also has significant protein and some fiber. And it is one of a few significant dietary sources of silicon, which research has shown can help thwart the effects of osteoporosis."
- Food Psychology: How To Trick Your Palate Into A Tastier Meal
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