Say goodbye to your salad days, and embrace the changing color palette of both leaves and your plate. Fall is here, which means your diet deserves a much-needed autumn remix. So, gear up to welcome (or unwillingly accept) these 12 health-boosting superstars conquering your diet this fall.

Praise be the humble apple. Laced with zinc, iron, antioxidants, and vitamins C and E, apples are nature's personal physicians. Subject to conditions, abuse or misuse of burgers and fries can cancel out their ‘keeping the doctor away’ policy.

Next up: Cranberries. Beyond your UTI nightmares, the inconspicuous berry offers digestive support, heart health, and decreased inflammation. Serious score for something usually quarantined to your Thanksgiving cranberry sauce.

Say hello to butternut squash, autumn's underappreciated overachiever. With vitamins, fiber, minerals, and hand-to-hand combat skills against diabetes, high blood pressure, and weak immune systems, these substantial veggies give you more than you asked for.

Don't ignore the pumpkin potentate reigning over October. It bestows antioxidants to help play roundup on the Free Radical gang. Additionally, it assists in checking the risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, lifting the mood and possibly even designing your next tattoo.

Give it up for cruciferous bad boys: Brussels sprouts. With sulforaphane, fiber, and all elements anti-cancer, these green gems may lower your colorectal cancer risk, despite your relationship with Taco Tuesday.

Enter our protagonist: Kale. This leafy green powerhouse fights heart diseases and stroke, slows cognitive decline, and probably does taxes as well. Keep it on retainer for all things macular degeneration.

Carrots add color and health to your fall platter. Packed with vitamin C, it provides aesthetic appeal to your skin and gums. Not just about the looks, these carotenoid-carriers also shield your eyes, promote brain development and slow muscle attrition.

Queue the sweet potatoes. They're your carbohydrate-rich, fiber-dense, sweet kami-kaze that dives into improving cognitive function while lowering diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer risk.

Pears offer sweetness with benefits. They are a trove of fiber, prebiotics, and antioxidants, slashing the risk of diabetes and cholesterol. And remember the peel? It's the brimming edge of a nutritional cliff, offering a freefall into health benefits.

Meet parsnips, underdog of the root world. An inflammation reducer, bone health booster, and potential psoriasis therapist.

Waltzing in next are the beets. Nitrate-dense and shown to lower blood pressure and inflammation while protecting against cognitive decline, these brave root warriors demand your attention.

Lastly, grapes sweetly joining the autumn ensemble. They're known to be the little lifeguards of your heart, protecting it with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.

Remember that health is not a seasonal fad but a perennial commitment armed with the right ammo – in this case, a platter full of fall's finest. So go ahead, reach out, and let these food warriors wage a delicious battle for your well-being.