The first postsurrender issue of its housewife-oriented magazine Fujin Kurabu (Housewives Club) devoted many pages to family vegetable gardens and how to make nutritious meals in a time of scarcity. The August-September issue of Shōjo Kurabu (Girls Club) included such articles as “How to Eat Acorns” and “Let’s Catch Grasshoppers.” The grasshoppers, like the acorns, were not part of a nature-appreciation study for young readers, but a potential source of protein.14
