Watch out unhealthy breakfasts, you are about to get bombed! Like I mentioned a couple of times before, I need to lose weight before speedo season starts (Stephen Colbert said so) That’s why I have been eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and less meats and fatty foods. And the best way to do this is having bombas for breakfast.
Bomba is a kind of Mexico City fast food. And I think it is only a Mexico City thing because people from other states never knew what I was talking about when I asked for a bomba. All over the city you find these street booths that sell fruit juices and salads to the busy chilangos (that’s what Mexico City’s residents are called) and bomba is the crown jewel of these establishments. But what exactly is a bomba?
Bomba is a drink that contains just about any fruit and cereal you can put in it. A Mexico City bomba contains at least the following ingredients: orange juice or milk, papaya, banana, strawberry, cantaloupe, mango, pineapple, raisins, nuts, granola, honey, cocoa powder and raw eggs (not on mine though). If you have other fruits at hand you can add them to the concoction. I have even seen some bomba drinkers ask for celery and nopal juice in theirs.
Bomba is a healthy and whole breakfast when you are on the go (way better than fast food restaurants on the go breakfasts). Blend all your ingredients well, pour the concoction in a Tupperware Quick Shake container and you are ready to go. Easy, healthy and guilt-free. What is favorite healthy breakfast?
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I love these. Although to much of them would have the opposiste effect (weight wise)on me.
Posted on May 3rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Nice and healthy Ben…LOL @ “speedo season”…
Posted on May 3rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Toast with a slice of marmite and peanut butter- not sure how healthy it is though lol
Posted on May 4th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Sounds like a smoothie on steroids!!! Good luck with the weight loss – I’m sure I’d gain 10 lbs in a week having that.
My best weight loss plan would be trying to eat that marmite that Pixie is so excited about – euuuuwwwww
Posted on May 4th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
My favorite healthy breakfast is hot multigrain cereal with fruit and nuts. SO good!
I love this idea, though–that looks really good!
Posted on May 4th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Bombas are similar to a type of smoothie shack that we have at the mall here. They use everything in them cereal, oats, fruit, yogurt..everything:D
Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Yo sí lo conozco (soy de Gdl) pero con otro nombre: licuado de frutas!!!
Saludos!!!!
Sorry, no pude participar en el evento del 5 de Mayo…. viajé mucho este último mes! jeje!
Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I see why these are called Bombas, Ben!!! Wow, with all these ingredients I would keep going for the whole day!!!! It sounds perfect! Y muy sabroso
Maybe I would through the raw egg in also… I remember when I was a young student my mother used to prepare me in the mornings: coffee+milk+raw egg+honey… kind of explosive also 
Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Hey great idea for a healthy breakfast on the go!
Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 7:10 am
That sounds like a really interesting concept. I’ve heard of putting dry oatmeal in a smoothie, but never any other cereal. This calls for experimentation!
Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Mmmm, sounds delicious, Ben. I am so bad, I hardly ever eat breakfast. Then I am ready by 11:00 to eat something, but have to wait until lunchtime. What a vicious circle, lol!
Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
What a great idea. I live in Caracas and I don’t think I’ve seen this (though they are creative with the street food, and there are fruit carts). I want to try it!
Posted on May 19th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I am all for a quick and easy breakfast, it’s either that or I forget about it. I will have to give this a try! Thanks!
Posted on May 21st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
This sounds like the ideal hangover cure
Posted on May 28th, 2008 at 12:30 am
its time for a fruit breakfeast. guess i will drink it at night im lready ”50” pounds
Posted on January 1st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Ben, Realmente es una bomba! Se ve delicioso hay que probarlo. Yo tomo la de nopal con Hielo, miel, piña, jugo de naranja, avena y perejil bien licuado (un buen rato para que no salga la baba del nopal) Saludos!
Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
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