Digital strategies for healthy eating in schoolchildren beneficiaries of state programs

This study addresses the application of digital strategies to promote healthy eating among schoolchildren benefiting from state programs, given their relevance to child health and their transformative potential. An exploratory systematic review was conducted, focusing on scientific articles published between 2020 and 2024 in the Scopus database. Twenty-eight selected studies were analyzed using inclusion criteria related to methodological quality, thematic relevance, and open access. The results identify a variety of technologies, such as mobile applications, gamified platforms, chatbots, and artificial intelligence-based systems, highlighting those that offer personalization, accessibility, and motivation as the most effective for improving eating habits. However, their implementation faces structural barriers, such as lack of connectivity, low digital literacy, and limited integration with school programs. It is concluded that digital strategies have great potential to transform food education, but their effectiveness will depend on their cultural contextualization, sustainability, and integration with comprehensive public policies that guarantee equity, community participation, and continued implementation.