Many of the books referenced in this thread discuss how "bad" pasta is in that it fills you up with a ton of calories but is then gone (doesn't maintain satiety). Never noticed it until last night; my wife made a garlic shrimp pasta. I ate a reasonable portion, and then about an hour later I felt incredibly hungry and desiring carbs and sweets. I hadn't ever noted that reaction but hadn't had hardly any pasta since starting my journey.