Food would be best, I should think. I expect their appearance is frightening to some. [To a lot of people, probably.] Seeing them eat an apple or anything that isn't meat would likely help to do away with any ideas that they might eat people.

[It would be unfortunate indeed if they were mistaken for ghouls. The panic alone would be horrendous to deal with. And that isn't even considering what sort of resentment might occur if the begging faerie are slain.]

Having a few more apples on hand wouldn't hurt, I think. Mushrooms were also recently in season, but certain varieties of apples keep much better.