My partner was recently doctor-ordered to go GF. He's picky and thinks most GF substitute food sucks. I do the shopping and cooking and I'm finding the hardest part isn't either one of those things. It's REMEMBERING everything he likes or doesn't like/can have or can't have (I'm not talking about what is or isn't GF. I fully understand that). He likes chickpea pasta but not some other GF types (heh, can't remember which one). He only likes one bread brand. He doesn't eat chicken.
Yesterday, I mixed ground turkey into beef in an effort to make it healthier but forgot he won't eat ground turkey. Now I have 4 lbs of meat in my freezer that idk what to do with. I'm not a fan of ground bird, either, on its own, but I'd eat the mix. My whole thing is that I'm trying to make one meal that we BOTH can eat and NOT have to make two different meals. If he doesn't like dinner he just won't eat it and grabs snacks instead, which isn't DINNER.
There's so much to track. What he liked, what he refused, which brands, which textures. I keep losing it. There's been too much food waste, especially with the cost of things. I'm trying to make this as easy for him as possible because he took the news hard and there are other things going on, on top of needing to go GF.
For those of you cooking GF for a picky partner, how do you keep track of all this? Notebook? App? Just remember it somehow? I feel like I'm failing and that it shouldn't be this hard. Thanks in advance for any help!
EDIT: To clarify what I'm asking, I'm not looking for advice on how to divide labor with my partner. We've got that figured out for our household based on our work situations. I'm asking specifically about tools, apps, notebooks, or systems anyone uses to track GF preferences and brand details. If you've tried something and it worked (or didn't work, what to stay away from), I'd love to hear about it.