# Devin Alexander

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**Devin Alexander** is an American chef, [author](/source/Author) and media personality.[1] She is the Host of *Healthy Decadence* on Fit TV. She has appeared on *[The Today Show](/source/The_Today_Show)*,[2] *Good Morning America*, *[The Biggest Loser](/source/The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series))*[3] and *[Access Hollywood](/source/Access_Hollywood)*.[4]

## Biography

In 2006, she became a part of *[The Biggest Loser](/source/The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series))* when she was brought on board to write *The Biggest Loser Cookbook* and demo recipes from it on the show.[3] Since that time, she has written the other four books of *The Biggest Loser Cookbook* series and has appeared numerous times on the show.[3]

Starting in 2007, she became the host of *Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander*[5] on Discovery Health and Fit TV. The show ended in 2011; however, Devin continued to share her secrets through appearances on *[The Today Show](/source/The_Today_Show)*,[2] *[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)*, *[The Biggest Loser](/source/The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series))*,[3] 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[6] 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.[3] Her first cookbook, *Fast Food Fix* (Rodale, 2006) was featured as an editor's top pick in *USA Today*.[7] She also wrote *The Most Decadent Diet Ever!* (Broadway, 2008),[8] and *I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening* (Broadway, 2010).[9]

Alexander currently serves as Culinary Advisor to *[Men's Fitness](/source/Men's_Fitness)* and has served as a Cooking Expert to *[Women's Health](/source/Women's_Health_(magazine))*. [citation needed] She is on the Advisory Board of the American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation [10] 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](/source/Rodale,_Inc.), April 18, 2006) – ISBN 978-1-59486-310-3
- *The Biggest Loser Cookbook* (Rodale, October 3, 2006) – ISBN 978-1-59486-575-6 (a New York Times bestseller) [citation needed]
- *The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook* (Rodale, November 11, 2008) – ISBN 978-1-60529-783-5
- *The Most Decadent Diet Ever!* ([Broadway Books](/source/Broadway_Books), April 22, 2008) – ISBN 978-0-7679-2881-6
- *I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening* (Broadway, March 9, 2010) – ISBN 978-0-7679-3157-1
- *The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook* (Rodale, November 9, 2010) – ISBN 978-1-60961-129-3
- *The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook* (Rodale March 15, 2010) – ISBN 978-1-60961-148-4
- *The Biggest Loser Quick and Easy Cookbook* (Rodale, November 8, 2011) – ISBN 978-1-60961-423-2 (a New York Times bestseller) [citation needed]

## See also

- [Deborah Ager](/source/Deborah_Ager)
- [Leslie Davenport](/source/Leslie_Davenport_(psychotherapist))

## References

1. ["Devin Alexander"](https://www.amazon.com/Devin-Alexander/e/B001JP4506), accessed August 8, 2011.

1. ["Guiltless Chicken with Goat Cheese"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111103090835/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35800285/ns/today-food/t/guiltless-chicken-goat-cheese#.TkAg0GGwVbE), *Today Show*, March 11, 2010, accessed August 8, 2011.

1. ["About Devin Alexander - Author and Professional Chef"](http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/about/devin.shtml), *The Biggest Loser*, accessed August 8, 2011.

1. ["Access Hollywood Live: Healthy Summer Dishes with Johnathan Rollo"](http://www.accesshollywood.com/bethenny-frankel/access-hollywood-live-healthy-summer-dishes-with-jonathan-rollo_video_1345484), *Access Hollywood*, accessed August 8, 2011.

1. [*Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander*](http://health.discovery.com/wellness/food-nutrition/videos/healthy-decadence-with-devin-alexander.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130921072504/http://health.discovery.com/wellness/food-nutrition/videos/healthy-decadence-with-devin-alexander.htm) 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 20, 2013.

1. [IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018374/), accessed September 20, 2013.

1. *Fast Food Fix* ([Rodale](/source/Rodale,_Inc.), April 18, 2006) – ISBN 978-1-59486-310-3

1. *The Most Decadent Diet Ever!* ([Broadway Books](/source/Broadway_Books), April 22, 2008) – ISBN 978-0-7679-2881-6

1. *I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening* (Broadway, March 9, 2010) – ISBN 978-0-7679-3157-1

1. [American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation](http://www.acfchefs.org/ACF/Partnerships/Chef_and_Child/Advisory/ACF/Partnerships/CCF/Advisory/), accessed September 20, 2013.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.devinalexander.com/)
- [Devin Alexander](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018374/) at IMDb

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