Wendy Jo Peterson

As a dietitian for nearly 20 years, Wendy Jo she has been trained to challenge the norm, search the science, and move forward with an evidence-based approach. As a culinary trained nutritionist, she embraces the slow food movement and relishes the old world ways of cooking, from sourdough to homemade pasta. You can find her dishing up Mediterranean recipes and sourdough bread on her social channels and blog.

Wendy Jo is an award-winning author of Born To Eat, Bread Making For Dummies, Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies, Adrenal Fatigue For Dummies, Air Fryer Cookbook For Dummies, and Instant Pot® Cookbook For Dummies. You can also find her sharing tips and tricks as a regular contributor with Taste of Home Magazine. Through her work and alliances she focuses on savoring life, bite-by-bite.

Wendy Jo is nutritionist for the California Avocado Commission. Her content on the California Avocado Commission website and/or blog are part of their partnership with our organization.