Meet the dad who is forced to live on a diet of Easter eggs - and has already eaten more than 200 this year.<br /><br />Ashley Kean, 30, says he can only digest chocolate, mashed potato, Yorkshire puddings and fruit.<br /><br />So, from January to April each year, he gorges on Easter treats - at a cost of hundreds of pounds.<br /><br />Ashley, a sales assistant, of Castleford, West Yorks., reckons he eats between three and six eggs a day.<br /><br />But he admits he does get sick of them - and wishes he could eat a normal diet.<br /><br />The dad-of-two says his strange habits started when he was a baby and have continued into adult life.<br /><br />He has been to see the doctor about it, but was told everything was 'normal' - leading him to think it could be psychological.<br /><br />Ashley said: "My diet is quite boring and not something I enjoy.<br /><br />"I can't have meals with my two kids so we can't go out for family meals and stuff like that.<br /><br />“It is massively frustrating, especially at Christmas.<br /><br />"From the start of January through to April I eat over the 250 Easter eggs.<br /><br />"It averages out between three and six a day depending on how hungry I get.<br /><br />“It’s like the best part of the year for me. I eat a lot of the £1 Easter eggs and spend a lot of money on them.<br /><br />“My diet is quite boring and not something I enjoy, I can't have meals with my two kids so we can't go out for family meals and stuff like that.<br /><br />Ashley says that he threw up every time he tried a new food as a baby, as he was being weaned off milk.<br /><br />He has now developed a severe aversion to trying new foods due to the fear he will again be sick.<br /><br />Despite visiting numerous doctors over the years, no one has been able to identify the issue<br /><br />Ashley says he even requested a ‘full-body MOT’, expecting that his diet had left him with health problems.<br /><br />But all his results came back showing full health.<br /><br />One possible diagnosis is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Ashley says - a condition characterised by the person avoiding certain foods or types of food.<br /><br />So far this year he has eaten 208 Easter eggs since January - spending around £330 on the sweet treats.<br /><br />Now, he says his dietary restrictions have left him depressed and searching for support or help.
