If you’ve been exploring ways to naturally lower cholesterol through food, you’ve likely come across the Portfolio Diet. Backed by strong clinical evidence, this eating pattern can reduce LDL cholesterol by up to 30% when followed consistently (1). But if you’ve already looked for Portfolio Diet cookbooks, you may have noticed something surprising, there aren’t many.
That gap is exactly why I wrote my own Portfolio Diet cookbook. As a dietitian, I wanted to make this evidence based approach simple and practical for everyday home cooks. Instead of trying to piece together recipes from different sources, readers get a complete collection that highlights the diet’s cholesterol lowering pillars: plant sterols, soluble fibre, nuts, and plant proteins.
If a cookbook isn’t what you’re looking for right now, I also offer free Portfolio Diet recipes on my website.
While Portfolio Diet cookbooks are limited, here are a few options and helpful resources that will help you on your heart health journey to lower cholesterol, for good.
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Top 5 Portfolio Diet Cookbooks
Easy Steps To Lower Cholesterol: The Portfolio Diet Action Plan
Written by a Registered Dietitian (me!)
I’m a bit biased, but the reviews speak for themselves. Readers love the large print, full colour photos, easy to follow recipes, and the fact the recipes use ingredients that you already have in your fridge or cupboard. This book is designed to help you take action immediately, with meals that are realistic for busy schedules with simple ingredients that are already familiar.
The Ultimate Portfolio Diet Instant Pot Cookbook
This book is great for individuals who love pressure cooking. This resource includes a mix of education and recipes. It’s printed in black and white, and leans heavily toward information rather than a full recipe collection. Another note to consider: the author, Maria Blake, is not a Registered Dietitian.
Portfolio Diet: 28 Days of Effective Strategies to Lower Cholesterol and Improve Heart Health
This book offers one recipe chapter, with the remainder focused on general strategies. The author, Isabelle Hart, is not a dietitian and has published many unrelated self-published titles. style. She has over 80 other self published books of varying topics from safety culture at work to one about planning your wedding in Italy.
Super Easy Portfolio Diet Cookbook For Beginners: Quick and Tasty Recipes For Lowering Cholesterol and Supporting Heart
This beginner-friendly option includes some photos, shopping lists, and a general overview of the diet. As a dietitian, I’d make a few fibre-boosting tweaks to the recipes. But if you’re brand new to this style of eating, it can be a good place to start.
Complete Guide to the Portfolio Diet: A Beginners Guide & 7-Day Meal Plan for Lower Cholesterol
This is more of a reference book, than a cookbook. But it does include a short 7 day meal plan if that’s what you are looking for. The author, Dr. Emma Tyler, has written numerous “complete guide” books on a wide range of unrelated diets. Which means, the Portfolio Diet or heart health is not her specific expertise.
If you need a structured plan, I also offer a free 7 day meal plan on my website, grab yours here.
Lower Your Cholesterol Daily Food Journal, Tracker and Planner – 28 day: Inspirational Goal Tracker and Habit Calendar To Lower Cholesterol Using The Portfolio Diet
Also written by a Registered Dietitian (me!)
This isn’t a recipe book, but an acountability partner. It’s helpful for people who want to track progress, set goals, and stay accountable. This book was also written by me, and the handouts included in this book are ones I typically provide to my clients looking to lower their cholesterol. In this 28 day planner, you will find a daily Portfolio diet checklist as well as daily prompts about exercise, hydration, mood trackers, habits and simple self care reminders.
Final Thoughts
You might wonder — as I often do — why there aren’t many Portfolio Diet cookbooks specifically designed for the Portfolio Diet. My guess is that because this eating pattern is relatively new and very science-driven, fewer authors have taken it on. That’s exactly why I created the only Registered Dietitian written Portfolio Diet cookbook. Using the same recipes and strategies I’ve taught clients for more than a decade to help them lower cholesterol naturally.
And if you’re not ready to buy a cookbook yet, remember you can always try my FREE portfolio diet recipes on my website to get you started.