Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
General Mills, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-151048, 333-152321, and 333-155932) on Form S-3 and Registration Statements (No. 2-50327, 2-53523, 2-95574, 33-27628, 33-32059, 333-13089, 333-32509, 333-65311, 333-65313, 333-90010, 333-90012, 333-102695, 333-109050, 333-131195, 333-139997, 333-148820, and 333-163849) on Form S-8 of General Mills, Inc. of our report dated July 9, 2010, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of General Mills, Inc. and subsidiaries as of May 30, 2010 and May 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, total equity and comprehensive income, cash flows, and the financial statement schedule for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended May 30, 2010 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of May 30, 2010, which report is included in the May 30, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K of General Mills, Inc.

Our report refers to the change in General Mills, Inc.’s method of accounting for noncontrolling interests in fiscal year 2010.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 9, 2010