Tess Patrick

Tess has brought together her background in journalism and communications and her passion for nutrition to add to the Food Matters team. Her time is spent dreaming up new articles, researching the latest in nutrition news, and engaging with you, our readers. When she’s not cooking up a storm in the kitchen, you’ll find her trying to catch a wave, catching up on her nutrition and naturopathy studies, or hanging out with her cat, Salem.

My Articles

Active Living

Develop Your Dream Morning Routine

Tess Patrick

Finding your dream morning routine is about finding those things that make your heart sing and setting yourself up for a beautiful day. And …

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Healthy Home

The Case For Composting

Tess Patrick

This year started out a little differently to most. I have three other roommates and a cat with a refined taste, and because we …

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Health Tips

How Stress Can Mess with Your Gut & 3 Things You Can Do About It

Tess Patrick

Any form of stress affects our overall gut health, and it’s having disastrous consequences on our population.

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Health Tips

10 of the Best Seeds to Eat & Why They Are Healthy!

Tess Patrick

Seeds are one of life’s greatest treasures. They’re bite-sized treats full of protein, essential fatty acids, and other vital micronutrients. We can sprout them, …

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Health Tips

Sieving Through The Info On Spelt

Tess Patrick

Spelt flour is gluten, but for some, it's easier to digest and a great alternative! We've done the research for you and sieved through …

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Health Tips

How To Make Your Own Natural Food Colouring at Home

Tess Patrick

There’s no denying that brightly colored food is more fun to eat, and undoubtedly more delicious. Yet as we start to learn the ingredients …

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Health Tips

7 Health Benefits of Garlic

Tess Patrick

Garlic. A fragrant kitchen staple that punches well above its weight, but has developed a bad reputation for bad breath. Aside from warding off …

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Health Tips

Gluten-Free Grains and How to Cook Them

Tess Patrick

Gluten is quickly becoming a naughty word in nutrition. With the jury still out on whether or not it is actually healthy for our …

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Superfoods

What is Jackfruit? Everything You Need to Know About This Popular Plant-Based “Meat”

Tess Patrick

We’re all advocates for adopting more plants into our diets, but too often the new meat substitutes hitting our shelves are riddled with chemicals …

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My Recipes