Nickelodeon Star Wants to Become a Celebrity Chef
By: Rosemina Nazarali
Published: February 25, 2012

A Nickelodeon star has hopes of one day becoming the next big celebrity chef. Reed Alexander, 17, best known for his role on iCarly, wants to share healthy recipes to help fight childhood obesity. 
"I was really overweight and I was lazy and lethargic," Alexander admits. "My eating was out of control. I didn't have the knowledge and I just wasn't feeling great. I wanted to be able to find an answer that would work for me, there just wasn't anything out there from a kid's point of view."
In the midst of his search for a solution, Alexander found himself creating brand new recipes that worked specifically for him.
"In order to ensure that I was really satisfied, I was experimenting, swapping out ingredients, creating my own recipes, making them easier, making them lighter, making them more delicious, more flavorful and good for me," the actor said. "It was about having self-confidence and the ability to feel my best. I think I really get it in that respect in terms of what kids are going through and hopefully vice versa and they'll see what I'm doing is designed to reach out to people who have been in the same boat."
Reed has been sharing his new recipes through his website, KewlBites.com.