{{Short description|American chef, author and media personality}} {{BLP primary sources|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox chef <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox chef/doc --> | name = Devin Alexander | image = <!-- Devin Alexander.jpg -- Image does not exist --> | caption = | birth_name = Devin Alexander | style = | education = Smith College and Westlake Culinary Institute | website = [http://www.devinalexander.com/ www.devinalexander.com] }}

'''Devin Alexander''' is an American chef, author and media personality.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Devin-Alexander/e/B001JP4506 "Devin Alexander"], accessed August 8, 2011.</ref> She is the Host of ''Healthy Decadence'' on Fit TV. She has appeared on ''The Today Show'',<ref name="Today">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111103090835/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35800285/ns/today-food/t/guiltless-chicken-goat-cheese#.TkAg0GGwVbE "Guiltless Chicken with Goat Cheese"], ''Today Show'', March 11, 2010, accessed August 8, 2011.</ref> ''Good Morning America'', ''The Biggest Loser''<ref name="Loser">[http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/about/devin.shtml "About Devin Alexander - Author and Professional Chef"], ''The Biggest Loser'', accessed August 8, 2011.</ref> and ''Access Hollywood''.<ref>[http://www.accesshollywood.com/bethenny-frankel/access-hollywood-live-healthy-summer-dishes-with-jonathan-rollo_video_1345484 "Access Hollywood Live: Healthy Summer Dishes with Johnathan Rollo"], ''Access Hollywood'', accessed August 8, 2011.</ref>

==Biography==

In 2006, she became a part of ''The Biggest Loser'' when she was brought on board to write ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' and demo recipes from it on the show.<ref name="Loser" /> Since that time, she has written the other four books of ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' series and has appeared numerous times on the show.<ref name="Loser" />

Starting in 2007, she became the host of ''Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander''<ref name="Decadence">[http://health.discovery.com/wellness/food-nutrition/videos/healthy-decadence-with-devin-alexander.htm ''Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921072504/http://health.discovery.com/wellness/food-nutrition/videos/healthy-decadence-with-devin-alexander.htm |date=2013-09-21 }}, accessed September 20, 2013.</ref> on Discovery Health and Fit TV. The show ended in 2011; however, Devin continued to share her secrets through appearances on ''The Today Show'',<ref name="Today" /> ''Good Morning America'', ''The Biggest Loser'',<ref name="Loser"/> Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, Dr. Drew, The View, Celebrity Fit Club, Discovery Health's National Body Challenge, Fox, CNN, HGTV, USA, Style Network<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018374/ IMDB], accessed September 20, 2013.</ref> as well as through over 500 magazine features including ''Prevention'', ''Women's Health'', ''Men's Health'' and ''Shape''.

In addition to ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' Series, Devin has written three additional cookbooks not aligned with ''The Biggest Loser'' brand.<ref name="Loser" /> Her first cookbook, ''Fast Food Fix'' (Rodale, 2006) was featured as an editor's top pick in ''USA Today''.<ref>''Fast Food Fix'' (Rodale, April 18, 2006)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-59486-310-3}}</ref> She also wrote ''The Most Decadent Diet Ever!'' (Broadway, 2008),<ref>''The Most Decadent Diet Ever!'' (Broadway Books, April 22, 2008)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-0-7679-2881-6}}</ref> and ''I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening'' (Broadway, 2010).<ref>''I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening'' (Broadway, March 9, 2010)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-0-7679-3157-1}}</ref>

Alexander currently serves as Culinary Advisor to ''Men's Fitness'' and has served as a Cooking Expert to ''Women's Health''. {{citation needed|date=October 2014}} She is on the Advisory Board of the American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation <ref>[http://www.acfchefs.org/ACF/Partnerships/Chef_and_Child/Advisory/ACF/Partnerships/CCF/Advisory/ American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation], accessed September 20, 2013.</ref> and Larry King Foundation's Go-To-Chef to speak on "Obesity in America."

===Books=== Alexander is the author of eight cookbooks: * ''Fast Food Fix'' (Rodale, April 18, 2006)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-59486-310-3}} * ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' (Rodale, October 3, 2006)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-59486-575-6}} (a New York Times bestseller) {{citation needed |date=September 2013}} * ''The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 11, 2008)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-60529-783-5}} * ''The Most Decadent Diet Ever!'' (Broadway Books, April 22, 2008)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-0-7679-2881-6}} * ''I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening'' (Broadway, March 9, 2010)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-0-7679-3157-1}} * ''The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 9, 2010)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-60961-129-3}} * ''The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook'' (Rodale March 15, 2010)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-60961-148-4}} * ''The Biggest Loser Quick and Easy Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 8, 2011)&nbsp; – {{ISBN|978-1-60961-423-2}} (a New York Times bestseller) {{citation needed |date=September 2013}}

== See also ==

* Deborah Ager * Leslie Davenport

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.devinalexander.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0018374}}

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