Well, don't try to take a bite, because these delicious-looking foods are actually fake.

(How fake food is made for TV and movies)

TV shows and movies will try to use real foods on screen when possible, but there a number of reasons why food props might be used instead.

For example, if ice cream is used, they don't want it to melt between takes, or if you need a lot of food in the background of a shot.

Companies like Independent Studio Services and Display Fake Foods offer pre-made food props that can be ordered in bulk.

But oftentimes, movies need items specially made.

That's when they seek out a fake food artist, like Lisa Friedman.

For people who need something specific, that's why they reach out to me.

I'm an artist⏤I went to school for art⏤and I also love to cook and bake.

There's not a lot of us out there that do this.

Brenda Chapman also makes fake foods in Oklahoma.

I just, kind of, figure it out.

So⏤I've had no formal training, didn't go to college.

[I] Started this just so I could be a stay-at-home mom with my kids.

Both women work out of studios in their homes.

They can recreate pretty much anything.

Much of their day-to-day business is in restaurant displays and food shows.

But prop masters will contact them if they need food items for movies.

In the last 20 years, I've done almost 3 million dollars' worth of... of fake-food business.

Brenda has had her work featured in a number of productions.

For "Glee", she made some ice cream for this diner scene.

In their diner scene, they wanted milk shakes and hot fudge sundaes and banana splits that were new, half-eaten, quarter-eaten so that they could switch them out during the... the takes.

She says you don't always know where your food will end up.

Like when some of her items popped up in "The Muppets".

When Miss Piggy eats my doughnuts, I didn't realize that they had bought my doughnuts.

[French] Mademoiselle Cochonne?

Can't you see I'm busy?

Of course.

And sometimes, your food doesn't even make the final cut.

"Thor" actu⏤the movie actually bought, like, 500 dollars' worth of doughnuts, and they had a building that said Donut Shop or Donut Planet.

They never went inside, so I didn't see my doughnuts; I was very sad.

Here's a creamsicle Lisa Friedman made that was featured in a scene from "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World".

- The coldest thing they have. - Oh, thank you.

I guess his eye was swollen; he got hit in it.

While the details may vary based on the artist, the creation process is pretty standard.

We stopped by Lisa Friedman's home in New York to see how she makes her fake foods.

After the order is submitted, typically, the customer will send her a real version of the food they want duplicated.

Then she will produce a mold out of the item to get the exact size and shape.

We try to mold it close to the color so that we're not starting with a blank white canvas.

Typically, fake foods are made with rubber or foam.

She pours the material into the mold and lets it set.

Foam rises like actual dough, so she needs to prevent it from spilling out.

It's like I'm baking a cake, right? I'm baking my bread.

Then she sands the excess pieces down.

Once the item is dry, it's painted and detailed to look like real food.

With my background in painting, I can color it to be as, you know, as realistic as it is.

You just, kind of, have to look at things a little differently, and think, "Okay, it's not made for this but it does look like this."

We do⏤use a lot of styrofoams, a lot of... just... stuff from the local hardware store, you know, caulking and drywall patching and sheetrock mud.

To replicate granola and ground beef, Lisa uses crushed cork board.

Cork is, kind of, like, breaks up like granola, so we took some cork boards and we started breaking it down.

Sometimes, real food is used.

Like covering actual popcorn, cereal, or candy in resin to preserve it.

It's often hard to tell the finished product from the original.

I don't do this for the money.

It's, kind of, more for the accolades, when my customers write, "Oh, I love it; it came out great."

And while these items might make your mouth water, they're only a feast for your eyes.