Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BELTON Y MARC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENERAL MILLS INC [GIS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
GENERAL MILLS, ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 81,809
D
 
Common Stock 5,138
I
See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
OPTION TO BUY 11/01/2000 01/11/2006 Common Stock 824 $ 27.78 D  
OPTION TO BUY 06/24/2001 07/24/2006 Common Stock 20,000 $ 26.845 D  
OPTION TO BUY 06/24/2001 07/24/2006 Common Stock 1,000 $ 26.845 D  
OPTION TO BUY 09/30/2000 10/30/2006 Common Stock 19,600 $ 30.065 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/09/2001 01/09/2007 Common Stock 40,000 $ 31.28 D  
OPTION TO BUY 08/01/2001 09/01/2007 Common Stock 17,400 $ 34.78 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/08/2002 01/08/2008 Common Stock 40,000 $ 37.9063 D  
OPTION TO BUY 06/22/2003 07/22/2008 Common Stock 972 $ 35.155 D  
OPTION TO BUY 08/01/2002 09/01/2008 Common Stock 13,400 $ 30.955 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/14/2002 01/14/2009 Common Stock 50,000 $ 37.11 D  
OPTION TO BUY 06/28/2003 07/28/2009 Common Stock 4,688 $ 40.11 D  
OPTION TO BUY 08/02/2003 09/01/2009 Common Stock 16,750 $ 41.5 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/13/2003 01/13/2010 Common Stock 75,000 $ 34.56 D  
OPTION TO BUY 06/26/2004 07/26/2010 Common Stock 5,794 $ 38.19 D  
OPTION TO BUY 08/01/2004 09/01/2010 Common Stock 26,000 $ 34.72 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/18/2004 01/18/2011 Common Stock 80,000 $ 40.47 D  
OPTION TO BUY 08/01/2005 09/01/2011 Common Stock 8,900 $ 43.79 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/17/2005 01/17/2012 Common Stock 80,000 $ 49.61 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/16/2006 01/16/2013 Common Stock 64,000 $ 43.86 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/15/2007 01/15/2014 Common Stock 60,000 $ 46.11 D  
OPTION TO BUY 12/13/2008 01/13/2015 Common Stock 52,800 $ 46.97 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BELTON Y MARC
GENERAL MILLS
ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55426		       SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT  

Signatures

/s/ Trevor Gunderson by Power of Attorney on behalf of Y. MARC BELTON 05/10/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Held in Trust by the Trustee of the General Mills Savings Plan.

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