EXHIBIT 23


                        AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
General Mills, Inc.:

   We  consent  to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements  (Nos. 2-49637, 2-91893, 33-15323, 33-37474,  33-39927
and  33-56032) on Form S-3 and Registration Statements  (Nos.  2-
13460, 2-53523, 2-66320, 2-91987, 2-95574, 33-24504, 33-27628, 33-
32059, 33-36892, 33-36893, 33-51070 and 33-50337) on Form S-8  of
General  Mills, Inc. of our reports dated July 29, 1994, relating
to  the  consolidated balance sheets of General Mills,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries as of May 29, 1994 and May 30, 1993 and the  related
consolidated  statements  of earnings,  cash  flows  and  related
financial statement schedules for each of the fiscal years in the
three-year period ended May 29, 1994, which reports are  included
or incorporated by reference in the May 29, 1994 annual report on
Form 10-K of General Mills, Inc.
  Our report covering the basic consolidated financial statements
refers  to changes in the method of accounting for postemployment
benefits and for income taxes.
                              KPMG Peat Marwick

Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 22, 1994