I use this product from Barilla quite frequently, a few times each week. I had used spaghetti about as much earlier. When there were shortages in the stores (which is really memorable) the only spaghetti I found of what I would buy was thin spaghetti. But I tired of that, and came to crave thicker noodles for the consistency I wanted. At some point I found this linguine, whole wheat which I want for whole food I would have along with avoiding animal products, and found I liked this consistency more, even then comparing it to whole grain spaghetti. It is great with cut up vegetables and the sauce, which I will have for meals all the time.