One of our favorite reasons to smile this season is the abundance of fresh, colorful and did-we-mention delicious fall produce.

A number of nutritional rock stars from September will remain ripe this month and next -- we're looking at you, apples -- but there are some healthy picks unique to October, too.

Some highlights are in the slideshow below. Think of something we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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