Devin Alexander facts for kids
Born | Devin Alexander |
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Education | Smith College and Westlake Culinary Institute |
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www.devinalexander.com |
Devin Alexander is an American chef, author, and TV personality. She is known for creating healthy recipes that taste great. She has hosted TV shows and written many cookbooks, helping people eat healthier. Devin has appeared on popular shows like The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The Biggest Loser.
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Devin Alexander's Career
Her Start in TV
Devin Alexander joined the TV show The Biggest Loser in 2006. She was asked to write The Biggest Loser Cookbook and show how to make recipes from it on the show. Since then, she has written four more books for The Biggest Loser Cookbook series. She has also appeared many times on the show.
Hosting and TV Appearances
In 2007, Devin became the host of her own show, Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander. This show was on Discovery Health and Fit TV until 2011. Even after her show ended, Devin kept sharing her healthy cooking tips. She appeared on many other TV programs. These included The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Biggest Loser, and Dr. Oz. She also shared her advice in over 500 magazine articles.
Her Cookbooks
Besides The Biggest Loser Cookbook series, Devin has written three other cookbooks. Her first cookbook, Fast Food Fix, came out in 2006. It was even chosen as a top pick by editors in USA Today. She also wrote The Most Decadent Diet Ever! in 2008 and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening in 2010.
Devin Alexander also gives advice to magazines like Men's Fitness and Women's Health. She is part of the American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation. She also helps the Larry King Foundation by speaking about healthy eating.
List of Cookbooks
Devin Alexander has written eight cookbooks:
- Fast Food Fix (Rodale, 2006) – ISBN: 978-1-59486-310-3
- The Biggest Loser Cookbook (Rodale, 2006) – ISBN: 978-1-59486-575-6 (This book was a New York Times bestseller!)
- The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook (Rodale, 2008) – ISBN: 978-1-60529-783-5
- The Most Decadent Diet Ever! (Broadway Books, 2008) – ISBN: 978-0-7679-2881-6
- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening (Broadway, 2010) – ISBN: 978-0-7679-3157-1
- The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook (Rodale, 2010) – ISBN: 978-1-60961-129-3
- The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook (Rodale, 2010) – ISBN: 978-1-60961-148-4
- The Biggest Loser Quick and Easy Cookbook (Rodale, 2011) – ISBN: 978-1-60961-423-2 (This book was also a New York Times bestseller!)
See also
- Deborah Ager
- Leslie Davenport