Pumpkin has always had a little bit of a reputation. It’s been associated with fall for as long as I can remember. Specifically with Halloween. In fact, most of my memories of this particular fruit from when I was a child are of jack-o-lanterns as opposed to anything food related. I think because of this, the pumpkin doesn’t usually get associated with good health. Halloween is all about junk food and so because of the connection, pumpkin gets lumped in with that. But it really