Why People Love Seeing Models Eat; Salt and Potatoes Are Both Good For You (For Now)

It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.

So we guess it's time to eat more potatoes. We can handle that (Credit: Christina Holmes)

Apparently, people love to see models eating because it seems like a rebellion against what's considered the "model diet" of raw kale and carrot sticks. Which is why this BuzzFeed story is fun to look at. So naughty! [The Gloss/BuzzFeed]

We've had it with the health claims. As the New York Times reports, the recommended daily salt intake (1,500 milligrams, or about a half teaspoon) might actually be harmful to your health. We're going to keep on seasoning. [NY Times]

From breaking glass into the ice bin to accidentally making simple syrup with salt, here are 24 bartenders' worst mistakes they've ever made. [Serious Eats]

Don't dis white vegetables because you assume they're less nutritious than their red and green cousins--a study says that veggies like potatoes are actually really good for you, and are part of a healthy diet. [Eurekalert]

Remember the Harlem Shake? Now there's a Shake Shack semi-rip-off named after it in--guess where?--Harlem. [Zagat]

Vodka is made from a white vegetable--potatoes--so we should be drinking more of that, right?