About Wendy
Wendy Wesley is an award-winning registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist who works to improve the health of the community. She is licensed in Florida and serves St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater.
She is rated as one of St. Petersburg’s and Tampa Bay’s best nutritionists and dietitians with excellent client reviews and community awards like the 2022 (winner) and 2023 & 2024 (finalist) Best of the Bay’s “Best Nutritionist” by Creative Loafing.
She holds a Master of Science certificate in Human Nutrition from Iowa State University and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of Colorado. She is a former Baycare clinical dietitian.
Her specialties include easy and budget-friendly home cooking, meal plans created from unprocessed foods and menopause nutrition. She is the founder of the St. Pete Cooking School.
Her articles, interviews, cooking lessons and recipes have been featured in the Washington Post, ABC News Worldwide, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tampa Bay Times, Reader's Digest and every media outlet in Tampa Bay.
In her St. Pete Eats podcast, Wendy connects listeners with gardeners, farmers, chefs, food pantries and food policy throughout her native Sunshine City.
- Finalist, “Best Nutritionist” by Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2023 & 2024
- Winner, “Best Nutritionist” by Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2022
- Nominated “Best Activist” by Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2019, 2020, 2021
- Staff/contract dietitian at Daystar Life Center
- Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, “Taste Tent” creator and board member
- Advisory board member of WellFed Tampa
- Staff/contract dietitian at Footprints Beachside Recovery
- Staff dietitian at Tranquil Shores Treatment Center
- Finalist, “Most Essential Burger” and “Pelican Personality” by the St Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, 2019, 2021
- Founder, Nutrition Equity St. Pete and St. Pete Eats podcast
- Guest Chef, Saturday Morning Market
- Guest lecturer at Morsani College of Medicine University of South Florida, American Heart Association, Mt. Sinai Hospitals, Eckerd College, ASPEC, St. Anthony’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Suncoast Tiger Bay, Fired Up Pinellas, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Tech Data Corp, Pinellas County Government, Churches United for Healthy Congregations, Seniors in Service, St. Pete Youth Farm, St. Pete Runfest and the City of St. Petersburg
Wendy Wesley is rated as the best St. Petersburg nutritionist with excellent client reviews and community awards.
Wendy is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist (Florida) serving St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater and is verified through Nutritionist Near Me and Dietitian Near Me.