Recommended Caloric Intake for a Lactose Intolerant Teen

The recommended caloric intake for a lactose intolerant teen shouldn't differ greatly from that of a regular teen. They of course can't consume lactose, or too much of it depending of the severity of their intolerance. Say for instance if a non-lactose intolerant teen were to drink milk or eat cereal, the lactose intolerant teen would have to alter their diet slightly.

A good website to calculate your recommended caloric intake is: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

I needed 2321 to say at my "maintenance weight" of 120 pounds.

There, you can input your age, weight, etc. and calculate how much many calories you should be taking in everyday. The site is however bad for knowing exactly what you should be eating, like what percent of your diet should be carbs, protein, etc. Those factors should be decided by how physically active you are. If you exercise regularly, your diet should be 50 to 60 percent carbs, and 10 to 20percent protein with less than 10 percent fat. There should be no saturated fats and monounsaturated fats, sincethe body doesn't need them.

Really, for lactose intolerant teens there shouldn't be much of a difference between their caloric intake and that of regular teens. It really comes down to what age and how physically active they are.