William Wallace, Defender of Scottish independence. Considering how small Scotland is, you may be a bit surprised to see how many historically significant roles have been played by famous Scots, but we're not! Apparently we're a very intelligent, resourceful, creative and dedicated group....hey've also been 'big' in the world of music, poetry, politics, sports, drama (the acting variety!) and much more. On this page you'll find a list of famous Scottish people in history, politics, and music/literature.
One cup of cooked quinoa (185 grams) provides 15% of the recommended daily intake of iron, and 5 grams of fiber, which is 21% the recommended amount. Quinoa is also an excellent source of magnesium, with 118 mg per cup, cooked.
Of your daily grain servings, at least half should be whole grain foods. The USDA defines one serving of cooked quinoa as one half-cup, or 1 oz. equivalent, about 93 g. This serving of quinoa contains approximately 110 calories. Quinoa is an excellent food to meet your whole grain food servings in a day. There are about 20 g of carbohydrates in one half-cup serving of quinoa.