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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3

                         [COOPERS & LYBRAND LETTERHEAD]



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Michael Foods, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-31914) of our report dated October
7, 1996 on our audit of the combined financial statements of the Papetti
Companies as of December 31, 1995 and for the year then ended, which report is
included on Form 8-K which is incorporated by reference in this Form S-8.





                                                    /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P

                                                        Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P

Parsippany, New Jersey
March 19, 1997