Exhibit 24
                             POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Colleen Batcheler, Peter Perez, Charles Salter and Julie Griffin, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC or reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3,
4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5
and timely file, including electronic filing of, such form with the SEC and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such
attorneys-in-fact may approve in each such attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of
such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this __14__ day of March, 2009
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						/s/ Richard H. Lenny
                                        Richard H. Lenny