Devin Alexander is an American chef,

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and media personality. She is the Host of ''Healthy Decadence'' on Fit TV. She has appeared on ''

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Biography

In 2006, she became a part of ''

'' when she was brought on board to write ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' and demo recipes from it on the show. Since that time, she has written the other four books of ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' series and has appeared numerous times on the show. Starting in 2007, she became the host of ''Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander''''Healthy Decadence with Devin Alexander''
accessed September 20, 2013. on Discovery Health and Fit TV. The show ended in 2011; however, Devin continued to share her secrets through appearances on ''

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'', 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 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. Her first cookbook, ''Fast Food Fix'' (Rodale, 2006) was featured as an editor's top pick in ''USA Today''. She also wrote ''The Most Decadent Diet Ever!'' (Broadway, 2008), and ''I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening'' (Broadway, 2010). Alexander currently serves as Culinary Advisor to ''

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'' and has served as a Cooking Expert to ''

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''. She is on the Advisory Board of the American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation American Culinary Federation's Chef Child Foundation
accessed September 20, 2013. 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) – * ''The Biggest Loser Cookbook'' (Rodale, October 3, 2006) – (a New York Times bestseller) * ''The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 11, 2008) – * ''The Most Decadent Diet Ever!'' (

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, April 22, 2008) – * ''I Can’t Believe It’s Not Fattening'' (Broadway, March 9, 2010) – * ''The Biggest Loser Dessert Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 9, 2010) – * ''The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook'' (Rodale March 15, 2010) – * ''The Biggest Loser Quick and Easy Cookbook'' (Rodale, November 8, 2011) – (a New York Times bestseller)

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