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Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RDN

location-pin Imperial Beach, CA

School: San Diego State University

Expertise: Recipe development; cooking techniques; health & wellness; food news; grocery shopping

Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RDN

  • 20 years as a registered dietitian nutritionist and culinary arts educator
  • Author of 10 books, including the award-winning "Born to Eat: Whole, Healthy Foods from Baby's First Bite"

Experience

Wendy Jo is a culinary-trained registered dietitian nutritionist and has published more than 10 books that walk readers through foundational topics like meal prep, using an air fryer, bread making and more. For Taste of Home, Wendy Jo brings her wealth of training to explain the science behind food and how to harness nutrition science for better health outcomes. As the author of the award-winning “Born to Eat: Whole, Healthy Foods from Baby’s First Bite,” Wendy Jo also occasionally covers parent-centric topics like toddler meal ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Education

San Diego State University, bachelor's in food science and nutrition and master's in nutrition sciences

Taste of Home Editorial Policies

Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

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11 Spooky Good Halloween Drinks with Vodka

These festive Halloween drinks (with vodka!) will get the witches cackling and the zombies dancing!
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14 Healthy Snacks to Buy This Year, According to an RD

The year 2020 has changed the face of snacking and food developers are listening. In 2022, the top healthy snacks to buy are plant-forward, loaded with probiotics and packed with protein.
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Carbs and Diabetes: 8 Diabetic-Friendly Carbs to Incorporate into Your Diet

Stop passing on the carbs! Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Wendy Jo Peterson spoke with three leading diabetes experts about the best carbs for people with diabetes to eat (in moderation, of course).