Carla From Rio, London Borough of Islington (2026)

🌿 Vegan Eats & Finds in London
🏃🏾‍♀️ Runner
🔪 Chef & Co-Founder
🇧🇷 Brazil Made ➡️ London based 🇬🇧
💥 Use code CARLAFROMRIO for 2 weeks free on Runna and 15% off Enertor insoles Since we started in 2015 we have opened two restaurants in London (Young Vegans Pie Shop and Young Vegans Pizza Shop), sold food to hundreds of thousands of people at festivals across the UK, catered weddings

and been invited onto TV. Our online store "Young Vegans Superstore" is the culmination of all this experience and the next frontier in our journey. Now everyone can experience the same good honest vegan food in the comfort of their own home with our own brand of ready to cook meals including our famous vegan pies and pizzas. Buying direct from our store ensures you always get the freshest quality It is also better for the environment (your food gains less road miles and energy used for cold storage by cutting out the middleman) and ensures our business gets a fair deal and can remain independent.

17/08/2026

Okayyy little biceps, I see you 👀😂💪🏿 Yesterday was giving long run + OneRace Events 10K race with Lindsay + immediately going for food with friends at because obviously, priorities 💅🏿
Berlin Marathon prep is officially in full swing, and one thing I’ve really learned is that you cannot out-train bad fuelling. Food is literally part of the training. If you want your body to perform, recover AND get stronger, you need to actually feed the thing. Also… fastest 10K I’ve done this year?? All the strength training with my girl Aneeka. Online Coaching 🌺 is starting to show.
Honestly, one of the best things I did was stop trying to DIY my training with AI and invest in an actual coach. Having someone who knows when to push you, when to pull you back and when to basically tell you to stop being dramatic 🤷🏿‍♀️

04/07/2026

My longest bike ride EVER! From a girl who hadn’t ridden a bike since childhood to cycling almost a marathon’s worth of distance… that’s kind of wild. Okay, yes, my shiny new e-bike definitely gave me a helping hand 😅, but the point is: you don’t have to do everything the hardest way. You just have to start.
I think it’s official guys… my duathlon era has begun 💅🏿

The day started with a big ol’ fry up! Shout out to Dr Will's the best buffalo sauce and THIS™ Plant-Based Food sausages. PENG!

Matching bikes? Obviously🤪 We got the Rockrider e-bikes from DecathlonUK and I’m not being dramatic, they’re SO good. They’re the most affordable e-bike in the range, and you can choose how much assistance you want (or go full leg day and turn the motor off completely 💀), which makes them perfect whether you’re just getting into cycling or trying to go a bit further. 10/10 🌟

Marco picked the route on komoot: Shenley Circuit and Dollis Valley Greenwalk Loop

hydrate kids 👍

Only in England you can find these little cute things

Why did we find a guy, under a motorway, in a random tunnel… just casually coding on his computer? 🤷🏿‍♀️

Had an soy iced coffee halfway through, SO GOOD

Of course I had to crash into a bramble bush 🤡

Always hydrating 💅🏿

Such a fun day. Doing this for the little girl who would’ve thought riding this far was impossible.

She’d be so proud 🥹 🇧🇷❤️

02/07/2026

41 never tasted so good 🥳 I skipped the birthday cake this year and made Birthday Cake Overnight Oats instead. Past me would’ve been celebrating very differently, but I genuinely love this version of me. Proof that it’s never too late to rewrite your story.

✨ Birthday Overnight Oats✨

Base
🥣 ½ cup oats
🥣 2 tbsp chia seeds
🥣 1 cup plant milk
🥣 1 tsp maple syrup
🥣 Pinch of salt

Mix everything together and leave overnight in the fridge.

Berry Chia Jam
🫐 250g frozen berries
🍁 1 tsp maple syrup
🧂 Pinch of sea salt
🥄 3 tbsp chia seeds

Cook the berries until soft, stir in the maple syrup and salt, then mix in the chia seeds. Let it cool to thicken.

To serve
🤍 Vanilla soy yogurt (for the “icing”)
🌈 Unicorn Confetti Sprinkles (yes, they’re 100% vegan!)

Happy birthday to me! Here’s to another year of getting stronger, chasing big dreams, and eating cake for breakfast… well, oat cake anyway. 🎉

30/06/2026

I thought building a business, trading at street markets in the snow, managing a whole team, shutting it all down to start over, and moving to the UK alone made me a certified bad bitch. Then I ran my third ultra marathon… and now I’m signing up for even more. I eat bad days for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Address

London Borough Of Islington

Website

http://carlafromrio.com/

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