IRS Tax Tip 2011-48, March 9, 2011. When filing your federal income tax return, taxpayers can choose to either take the standard deduction or to itemize their deductions. The IRS has put together the following six facts to help you choose the method that gives you the lowest tax.
Calculate the correct amount of protein. According to Drugs.com, 12- to 14-year-olds should consume approximately 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight each day. Girls aged 15 to 18 need slightly less protein, or 0.9 grams per kilogram of body weight. Find out how many kg your teenager weighs by dividing her weight in pounds by 2.2. For example, if your 13-year-old weighs 100 pounds, she weighs 45.5 kilograms, and should consume about 45 grams of protein each day.
Boys of the same age need an average of 2,000 calories each day, so protein should account for 200 to 600 of their calories. Boys and girls 9 to 13 need the same .95 grams of protein for each kilogram of body weight, making the recommended dietary allowance for kids in this range 34 grams per day.or a moderately active child who averages 1,200 calories per day, between 60 and 240 of those calories should come from protein sources. More specifically, kids between 1 and 3 should consume 1.1 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight each day.