Dr. Anastasia Searcy, DO is a family medicine specialist in Vermillion, SD and has been practicing for 8 years. She graduated from Des Moines Univ Coll Of Osteo Med & Surg in 2007 and specializes in family medicine.
Most of these calories should come from nutritious foods rather than snack foods and fast food so their growing bodies are fueled healthfully. Boys between the ages of 11 and 13 need 1,800 to 2,600 calories per day while boys ages 14 to 18 need between 2,200 to 3,200 calories per day.
The Institute of Medicine recommends that teenage boys consume at least 130 grams of carbohydrates each day and that 45 to 65 percent of their total calories come from carbs. So, teen boys should get 225 to 325 grams of carbs as part of a 2,000-calorie diet, 293 to 423 grams for a 2,600-calorie diet and 360 to 520 grams of carbs per day if they are eating a 3,200-calorie diet.