As the Super Bowl approaches, people are getting excited for all kinds of different reasons. This year, there will be people watching for the actual football part. There will also be people who are just tuning in for the halftime show and the commercials. And, of course, there will be people who only watch the game so they can stare at Travis Kelce the whole time (that’s me).
As much fun as we’ll have watching the best Swiftie in football play the game, there’s one commercial people will want to stick around for. The brand shared a glimpse into the ad on Tuesday, January 30th:
I’m going to be so for real, I have an irrational fear of mayonnaise and I have not eaten it since I was 5. Even so, Mayo the Cat is cute enough to get my attention!
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Mayo the Cat is the newest famous food-name cat, and if you ask me, she’s one of the best ones. On screen, her name is Mayo, and that’s the sound she makes, but celebrities aren’t always who their stage name says they are. Mayo, for example, is actually named Chipmunk. She’s 8 months old, and this commercial is her first big break – she’s starring alongside Kate McKinnon (who, by the way, said Chipmunk was very professional).
The commercial is centered around “saving” leftovers, and Mayo is hailed a hero for it: her iconic meow inspires Kate to create something new with otherwise boring leftovers. As hilarious as it may be, the commercial really does have an important message: “make taste, not waste.” After a while, people simply throw food away – they’re bored of it, they’ve run out of ideas, etc. Billions of pounds of food waste are produced every year, and it’s terrible – Hellmann’s hopes that mayonnaise, along with a cute cat, are helpful in jazzing it up!
Can cats eat mayonnaise?
Mayo the Cat may be inspiring people to use mayonnaise to fix up their leftovers, but we don’t actually see her eating any. Mayonnaise doesn’t contain anything that’s toxic to cats, so they can eat it, but it’s not great for them. It’s higher in saturated fats and cholesterols than a cat should be eating regularly, but it’s fine for them to have a teeny bit if you really want them to try it. Maybe you can let them get a single lick of the spoon when you’re done adding it to your leftovers!
