EXHIBIT 23
                      
                      AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
General Mills, Inc.:

    We   consent  to  incorporation  by  reference  in   the
Registration Statements (Nos. 2-49637, 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, and 33-50337) on Form S-8 of General Mills,
Inc.  of  our reports dated June 27, 1995, relating  to  the
consolidated  balance  sheets of  General  Mills,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  as of May 28, 1995 and May 29,  1994  and  the
related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows  and
related financial statement schedule for each of the  fiscal
years  in  the three-year period ended May 28,  1995,  which
reports are included or incorporated by reference in the May
28, 1995 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
investments in debt and equity securities in fiscal 1995 and
postemployment benefits and income taxes in fiscal 1994.
                              
                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 16, 1995